milanpthecharming

I had such high expectations of this movie. The trailer was delicious, the first scene was done brilliantly, and the first 25 minutes really promised and interesting story. Unfortunately, the stimulating introductory montage was never again to be seen, the story fell apart and we were left with a blob that once maybe knew where it was going but it forgot - probably due to substance abuse. Hence, it dissolved into nothing in particular and definitely nothing peculiar. The movie was absolutely anticlimactic in all possible senses: it just failed to deliver and conclude. I would suggest an unfortunate skip.

I think the majority of the low votes comes from the people who gave up after a couple of episodes. I must admit, after the first for or so episodes i too was about to quit. There were just too many cliches and they were accumulating up to a point where i was saying to myself "where's the end of this crap?". Even so, i've decided to try to get past these issues and i think i've been rewarded. The plot, acting, humor - everything just inexplicably got better as the show went on. Overall, it's not the best out there - far from it, but at the end (apart from a bit weak ending of the S2) it left me wanting to see the next season. I took much greater liking to the characters (most of which i despised since the beginning) as they developed. Finally, there is not an exclusively good or bad character, organization or intention. That is a nice nod (together with the recurring motive of the ethics professor) to the ones who are apt to question morality.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World offers a fresh take on the "armageddon" scenario and does so in a gracious manner, or so it would be if there wasn't for Keira Knightley, who managed to spoil any development of empathic reactions towards the characters and their stories. Her amateur-level (over)acting skills unworthy of the parody genre made the whole experience less relatable and believable. Unfortunately, this terrible miss-cast overshadowed the beautiful performance of Steve Carell. Still, some emotions were successfully triggered and a feeling of content, rather than disappointment, remained lingering after the end of the movie.