Review of Lymelife (2008) by David Ray G — 08 Sep 2009

I so wanted and wished I had liked this movie more, because the buzz around it was promising and I've been waiting for it for many months. But I wasn't pleased with it.

I've seen movies like this a million times in the past, and this just doesn't really add up anything. The performances are great and I personally am a great Kieran Culkin fan. Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin work great together and they are quite atypical, which is refreshing. The pace of the movie has a heartbeat and the ending couldn't have possibly been better. It adds a different twist to values and things we've witnessed before, but it's still not original enough.

Moreover, the direction is careless even if the screenplay is phenomenal. I wish the movie had a more elaborate soundtrack, and I wish it had told its story better. Not bad at all, just not that great either. Another been there, done that once more.