Review of The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) by Bfoore90 — 29 Nov 2017

Directed by Marc Webb, who was behind 500 Days of Summer and the Amazing Spider-Man movies but on the flip-side written by Allan Loab whose written hits like Just Go With It and The Space Between Us, "Boy In New York" as I'll just call it is a decently made film by Marc Webb but eventually undoes itself due to Loab's inability to tell a story.

Another trend I've noticed lately with Loab is his "twists" he likes to throw in his movies. While filmmakers M Night Schamalan at least try to put some effort into their twists, Loeb doesn't.

They seem to be kind of thrown in there for reasons I can't seem to comprehend, the same could be said with "Collateral Beauty," another film I felt could have been great had Loeb stayed away from it.

The cast on the otherhand is fantastic, I really enjoyed Kate Beckinsale in this. While her character lacks depth, she shows a sense of vulnerability and that sense of insecurity that resonates from her character.

Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosman and the young Callum Turner also do fantastic in their roles. The movie, like Collateral Beauty fails in its execution and writing, you really struggle to think about anything that made the movie really special.

The film had near zero eroticism, especially considering it featured an attractive older women who is in multiple affairs. Basically, the film tried to be something but it fails to establish itself on any fronts and doesn't commit to what it's trying to do.