Uncertainty

[katikat]

Uncertainty is a weird, WEIRD movie. I mean, I can understand why it appealed to JGL who always looks for unusual scripts, especially in independent movies, still. WEIRD!

Basically, a couple tries to decide if they should or should not visit the girl's parents over Independence Day. And so they flip a coin. And in that moment, the timeline splits in two. In the "green" one, they go to her parents and deal with her annoying mother and all the ups and downs in the family. In the "yellow" one they find a cellphone someone forgot in a taxi and suddenly, they are hunted by the Russian mob. It's not as exciting as it sounds, the whole thing, the way it's filmed, feels more like a documentary. As I said, weird.

The good thing that kept me invested was the great chemistry between Lynn Collins's Kate and JGL's Bobby. Usually, I like thrillers and action better than drama and stuff but here, the tranquil way the green story was told appealed to me more. I just liked the way Bobby and Kate stuck together and handled - or not handled - her family. That was really sweet.

Also, Olivia Thirlby is in it, playing Kate's younger sister :)