Alice (Dakota Johnson) a recent college graduate asks her
boyfriend Josh (Nicolas Braun) to put their relationship on hold while she goes
to New York to find herself. Alice goes to live with her sister Meg (Leslie
Mann) and goes to work as a paralegal. At the law firm, Alice meets Robin (Rebel
Wilson), a nymphomaniac who shows her how to have a good time. Robin introduces
Alice to Tom (Anders Holm), a womanizing bartender. The two enter into a casual
relationship. Alice and Tom become confidantes about leading directionless and
commitment free lives.Meanwhile, Alice’s sister decides to have a baby with the
help of a sperm donor and Josh decides to date someone else. Alice spends a lot
of time partying and trying to figure out her love life. She becomes lost and unsatisfied with life
until she learns to be her own person.
My friend suggested we watch this movie and I agreed because
it was cheap Tuesday, a day where tickets are five dollars. I was surprised at
how much I liked this film. I want to add it to my movie collection when it
comes out on DVD. I’m only three years out of university and still trying to
figure out my life so I could relate to Alice. I felt that Alice is what you
call a hot mess. She was easily persuaded by her party animal friend to party
and have flings which left her unhappy. Alice’s sister was a sympathetic
listener but didn’t guide Alice in making better decisions. I think she was
more concerned for her own love life and her pregnancy. In the movie, Alice
kept having an on and off again relationship with Josh and other guys, which
made me worry that she would never learn how to be single.
This movie explores other factors in singledom too such as
being career focused and bereavement. The only one that doesn’t come to some
realization or doesn’t need healing is Robin, who relishes her single life.
Robin doesn’t have a healthy lifestyle but she’s happy and knows herself. My
favourite scene featuring Robin is, when she and Alice wake up from a night of
partying and realize they are going to be late for work. Robin has been in that
situation before and manages to get them to work wearing stylish clothes, full
makeup and blow dried hair and they arrive at work… three hours later. It’s
only at the end of the movie that it is revealed how Robin can get away with
her lifestyle.
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The movie takes place in New York City which was appropriate
given how many people go to New York is make their dreams come true. The city
was like another character. Before I could never understand the allure of New
York but now I do. There’s this scene where Alice is sitting on the fire escape
staircase and she’s so high up yet dwarfed by the other skyscrapers which made
the city look magnificent. I don’t know enough about New York to know about the
places featured in the film except Central Park but all the landscapes were
stunning and vast.
This is a good movie to watch with friends when you want a
lighthearted entertaining movie. Or a good film to watch for me time especially
if you are single. This movie reminded me to enjoy my singledom and that there
are plenty of fun things to do alone.
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