Film No. 2. WE LIVE IN TIME (2025). 8th Jan.

 

Film No. 2 (2025) January 8th.  3.00 PM  BACKLOT, The Auditorium,  West Perth.

"Whether we like it or not, the clock is ticking." (Early in their relationship, Tobias brings up the subject of their having a baby, with Almut).

  ANTICIPATED: Feel Good Drama (John Crowley) BFTA (2024).

Can a film like WE LIVE IN TIME (WLIT) lose lustre because of the "toing and froing" from time frame to time frame? Not for me, but there are some who are critical. You need to have your wits about you, but, for what tight, slick, drama, do you not?

Director John Crowley doesn't quite reach the heights of BROOKLYN, but he shows his class. When it comes to the heartfulness with which this love story of  Tobias (Andrew Garfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh) is told, Crowley needed to do things differently. After all, the, meet by accident, fall head over heels in love, only to break our hearts, trope, is well worn. Crowley takes us on a non-linear story path. He picks his jigsaw pieces and places them (scenes) in an order to more lift us, than break us. Pugh shows her own talent by playing a character equally as talented (world class chef and more!). Garfield is a perfect good guy.

WLIT is a crowd pleaser. You know what you are getting - like a restaurant meal. perhaps it's your favourite fish dish, sometimes it's overcooked, your hope, is that it will melt in your mouth. "Chef" Crowley makes this experience a tender one. 9GUMS.