Three magazine employees are sent to investigate a personal advertisement placed in the newspaper: guy seeking partner for time travel. They venture to the coast and set up a haphazard surveillance. Darius is recruited as the shill; her dry wit and cynical nature are perfectly suited to trap this enigmatic oddball, Kenneth, and get a good story. But it is she who first sees past the paranoid loner façade to the compelling person inside. The drawback? This still doesn’t rule out the possibility that he just might be crazy.
Colin Trevorrow has woven an ingenious tale: a modern version of the classic madcap romantic comedy. Clever dialogue and outlandish antics, peppered with misfit characters—each one charming yet flawed—are wrapped in a love story tingling with the tantalizing possibility of time travel. In a world where moments are fleeting and soul mates are scarce, it seems that even the simple act of falling in love is never safe. –Sundance Film Festival
A great use of Aubrey Plaza and Jake M. Johnson with a script that is a tiny, perfect little jewel.
Genuinely creative and funny, keeps you guessing while sidestepping the overplayed devices so often employed in time-travel and comedy films alike.
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An indie quirk-fest laced with sci-fi intrigue, Safety Not Guaranteed offers modest pleasures thanks to the charm of its leads and a handful of genuine… read review