Synopsis
When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.
2013 Directed by Drake Doremus
When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.
Eine unmögliche Liebe, Pasión inocente, Kísértés, Um Novo Fôlego, Uzdah, DEFENDU, Inocente seduccion, Défendu, Breathe In - Eine unmögliche Liebe, Soluk, Полной грудью, 生活似流水, Πειρασμός, נשימה, Pasiune inocentă, Paixão Inocente, Вдишвай, Passione innocente, Nadechni se, На повні груди, 우리가 사랑한 시간, Nadýchni sa, あなたとのキスまでの距離
movie: stars a hot dad
me: IM READY! frigging large popcorn! Hot dog! Damn slurpy dammit! Don't talk to me when I sit down to watch this! Don't touch me ! Don't breathe in my direction ! This is it!
breathe in is so beautiful, soft, somber and tragic, and really hard to speak on, due to the fact that it just ripped my heart out and stomped on it. i can't really formulate many thoughts due to the way drake doremus continues to hurt me. is he okay? like, does he need a hug? just wondering.
(drake doremus - ranked)
ok wow. i am so incredibly in love with drake doremus' directing and writing. this film is heart wrenching but so beautiful and gives you so much in such a short space of time.
also, guy pearce in those glasses can officially get it.
“My uncle used to say, don't let fear become your profession.”
Drake Doremus’s follow up to his 2011 acclaimed film, Like Crazy, is thematically similar in tone and style as the premise focuses on the complexities of relationships once again. I was a huge fan of Like Crazy and admired how the characters were given such depth while avoiding the typical romantic cliches. This time around I felt like the familiar premise began with some promise, but ultimately unraveled at the end. The plot centers on a foreign exchange student who arrives at a small New York town hosted by a married couple and their teenage daughter. We’ve seen this premise played out many times in films as the new…
On paper this is a story about the midlife crisis of a married man, stuck in a job he never wanted and a wife that's rather condecending towards his aspirations. Add Felicity Jones into the mix, and any man would crumble. But it is never her fault, directly. Sure, she's the faucet, if you will, the presence that presents him with motive, means and opportunity, but she never acts upon moments, more than reacts. Doremus has too much love for Jones to make her into the bad guy of any story, of course. And I myself of course love her to death. It's pretty silly, and not at all healthy, and as a result I am doomed to be forever…
This movie was so predictable that I bet a bot could have written it. Absolutely no surprises, and yet it was still enjoyable. The performances by the main actors were good, along with the general execution of the movie. I especially appreciated the pacing and editing. Some of the scenes were very short, only showing what was necessary and then moving on.
One strange thing I noticed was the lack of a central character. I’m sure it was supposed to be Keith, but it seemed like the filmmakers wanted some of the other characters to be just as important as him. Because of the lack of focus, none of the characters were really fleshed out appropriately. The movie could have benefited from an additional 15 minutes to aid in the development of the characters.
sophie was trouble the minute she walked in with a copy of jane eyre, family should've known right there. i love the strange charm doremus evokes, muted colors, rainy days, i can't get enough.