I really liked this movie, I watched it many times, once at the theatre then at home. I loved the soundtrack, I loved the mood, and all the characters especially Rusty. I can totally relate with lots that happen. The mother reminds me too much of my mama (she's also Sarah from labyrinth) and the father of my papa too. I wish they spoke English and were able to watch it. Anyways, I loved the fact that Samantha is scared of being in a relationship and cries a river after he makes her listen to Elliot Smith's Between the Bars, that became one of my favorite songs after that. The house by the beach is a freaking dream.More please.

This is an extremely good film because of the different views it takes on how to deal with different aspects of life, for example love, divorce, parents divorce, drugs, careers, etc. It looks mainly at love but it has many different views on it. The first is that unrequited love, or the love that is given but not gotten back, the painful awkward love between Bill (Greg Kinnear) the father and Erica (Jennifer Connelly) the mother. Then there is the young love between Rusty (Nat Wolff) and Kate (Liana Liberato), or the true pure love of something new and strong. Then there is the confusing twisted love between Sam (Lily Collins) and Louis (Logan Lerman). This is probably the most confusing because at first Sam doesn't want anything to do with Lou but he is slightly obsessed with her and with that he is able to break her out of her demonic state of "love is hateful and evil". Sam's views on love are taken from her parents nasty divorce and her mother cheating on her father. She views love as being cruel and punishing but then finds Lou who changes her views a complete 180. The switching between the different views on different topics is very successful in engaging the viewer. Another reason this film is so good is because of the way the characters change through out the film and the way the relationships between characters change. The first to change with the biggest change in the film was Sam who changed perspectives on love completely and also very drastically. This change occurs almost too rapidly because one minute she hates love and wants nothing to do with it then the next she is crying in a car, from the fear of being in love, with a boy that obviously fell in love with her at first sight. Next is the change in Kate who struggles with a drug problem but gets much better then takes a terrible turn for the worst when she has a near death experience from a drug overdose. But at the end she is in rehab writing to Rusty about how much better she is doing, so we can assume that by the end of it she overcomes her problem. Another character to change is Erica who switches between being in love with Bill and not. I say "being in love with" but throughout the film i think she is always in love with him she just changes how much back and forth throughout the film. These changes are also a very successful way to keep the audiences attention and entertained throughout. I personally also like the real life situations that all of the characters face through the film and the different ways of coping that they take. Like the difference in the very common problem of a parents divorce, and the different ways that Rusty and Sam handle it. Rusty stays in the middle and for the most part without taking sides while Sam chooses her father, Bill's side and for the majority of the film chooses to have absolutely no relationship with her mother, Erica. Another big problem is drugs. Weed through out the film is there but it isn't exactly a problem for anyone. Kate struggles the most with drugs through the film (mostly cocaine from what we can gather) to the point of almost dying from an overdose. These struggles and more are very relatable to just about anyone watching the film therefor this is another successful way to hold the attention of the audience.

This movie is full of all sorts of emotive fueled twists and turns, after every positive outcome comes a negative one;this could be dangerous and quite risky normally, but here it keeps the viewer engaged and intertwined with the lives of the amazing characters on show. The movie tells the story of a writer living in almost envy of his successors,his siblings, they're almost mirroring what he has missed out on for all those years.The movie is very much focused on the idea that love does exist, but it can be cloaked with all sorts of misconceptions,in the end we all learn something that relates to that;but i won't spoil.Definitely watch this movie.

This is my absolute favorite movie. It has some hard parts, but above all it's a love story. I love the trials that the characters face; they seem realistic, and the acting is amazing. I especially enjoy the writing aspect that the characters thrive in; family hobbies are great, and it's the passion that the characters have that really sell the movie. Without the actors, the movie wouldn't be nearly as good, but anything that can be made great with good actors is already good on its own. 10/10 would recommend. ------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------