Classy, honest film features Shailene Woodley two years after The Descendants (here actually 22, playing 17 perfectly), matched against the equally good Miles Teller, who has something of the young John Cusack about him (but more soulful).
Has the distinction of featuring one very long track of the couple talking - Preston Sturges would have been happy. Plus a scene at a bus stop that is distinctly Hopper (Jess Hall of Hot Fuzz and Son of Rambow on camera).
Cast also features Brie Larson, Jennifer Jason Leigh. The Wire's Andre Royo and Breaking Bad's Bob Odenkirk.
Tim Tharp wrote the source 2008 novel which was adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber, who also wrote (500) Days of Summer and the 2014 Shailene featured The Fault in Our Stars together. It was rather good and whilst you could argue there was nothing especially new or different about it - though with the drinking angle actually you could - it marvellously atones for yesterday's slop.
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