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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
4329 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.56/4 |
# of Ratings: |
34 |
Genres: |
Comedy, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 06/22/2012 |
DVD Release: |
10/23/2012 |
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Director: |
Lorene Scafaria |
Actors: |
Keira Knightley
Steve Carell
Connie Britton
Patton Oswalt
Gillian Jacobs
Melanie Lynskey |
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Plot Outline:
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A rouge asteroid threatens earth and a man is left alone when his wife runs away in panic. Seeking to reunite with his high-school sweetheart before the end, he goes on a road trip to seek her out. Unfortunately his neighbor tags along and seems intent on inadvertently sabotaging his plans. -- Chris Kavan
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FSUNoles27TS 01/15/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
I really seem to enjoy Steve Carell movies. His standard woh-me character is still enjoyable to watch, so I could totally enjoy this movie, and I did. I thought it was fun and creative. Keira Knightley was a lot of fun to watch. She didn't over-do her character which could have been very easy to do. Their chemistry strangely worked besides the large age difference. I also liked that the ending did go with ending the world instead of some miraculous turn of events. A decent movie I could find myself watching again. |
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Snoogans 11/01/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
The story takes a refreshingly new route on the 'coming apocalypse' idea. It manages to convey many of the emotions that one would expect to have in this type of situation. Smartly written, very funny and bittersweet. |
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sapien 06/26/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
This movie was funny, serious, and damn good. All the things you would expect in a Steve Carell movie. |
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10/10/2012 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Just End Already |
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is an inconsistent, slow moving, and emotionally stale film that feels more like a dull romantic comedy than a drama. Director Lorene Scafaria tediously crafts a comedy/drama that fails at being both a comedy and a drama, mostly because the relationship between Carell's character and Knightley's character wasn't as interesting or compelling as it should have been. It has some decent laughs, but ultimately falls pretty flat. I didn't really care where the relationship between these two characters went as the world was coming to an end. To be honest, about fifty minutes into the movie I wanted the world to end already. Seeking a Friend is a mostly innocent film that might be worth a rental if you like the actors, but with a premise like this it coul... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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09/29/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World |
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This rater is somewhat disappointed with Carell's choices in movies lately. Gone are the days of quality comedies such as 40 Year old Virgin and Bruce Almighty. The line that symbolizes the whole picture - Penny: "So, what are you doing with the rest of your life?" Dodge Petersen (Steve Carell) and his wife Linda listen to the radio. He accidentally meets neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley) and go off to an adventure to look for Olivia. Starts off strong but fizzles towards the constant conversations which bores the film. Soundtrack was alright and screenplay nice. This reviewer feels that Carell should selects his scripts, though he and Knightley did a good job. Had some cheesy moments and a lousy conclusion. This could have been funnier and with a better pace. Seeking a Friend fo... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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