An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.
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In a World - Die Macht der Stimme, In a world - Ascolta la mia voce, Ascolta la mia voce
love to break it to you, lake, but ‘babydolls who end everything in a question’ (it’s called high rising terminal and it’s a totally legit linguistic thing, trust me, aussie linguistics minor here) are also women (where applicable) and your vocal snobbery’s in eerie alignment with patriarchal disregard for traditionally ~feminine traits. take women seriously however they talk.
”In a world...”
Lake Bell’s writing/directing debut doesn't look too promising, it has a super-cliched story line with a lonely odd young girl who is trying to somehow find her path in life and it is filled with useless and insipid characters. In a World... is supposed to be funny but except for a couple of scenes it’s not comical, or at least I didn't find it funny when people were joking about their sexual experiences. The unfortunate thing is that Bell’s film is predictable and its dialogues are not funny at all, after a couple of minutes we can guess where this disordered train is heading to and it’s like the script is suffering from mania, it is moving…
In a World is written, directed and starring Lake Bell (What Happens In Vegas). In the movie she is competing against her arrogant father and his protégé in the movie trailer voice-over profession. An interesting behind the scenes look at a part of the movie industry. DVD cover makes it seem like it is a comedy....but I think it is more of a drama. Bell was able to get Geena Davis, Jeff Garlin and Cameron Diaz in cameo roles. A pleasant but far from great movie.
In a World… is a comedy film about a vocal coach who competes with her own father and his main rival for a prestigious gig doing the voice-over on a trailer for a big-budget movie.
Lake Bell’s directorial and writing debut isn’t quite as good as I wanted it to be, especially after being impressed by how good the trailer was. It’s basically your typical, bland, run-of-the-mill rom/com with some decent performances and tons of hit or miss jokes—mostly miss.
Good thing I only paid $1.50 for this Blu-ray.
i do have some big issues with this (too many white people, some undermining of women which lends to the sort of "only non-feminine white chicks allowed" attitude in feminism that has gone on way too long, and what the hell geena davis scene?) but i do think this is an important movie, and at least a small step in the right direction. i'd be lying if i said it didn't sting to see so many dudes shrug it off as inconsequential or dismiss it for being imperfect, when i see so many worse male-driven movies get a pass for their flaws. it was important to me, and it touched me, it was funny and quirky in a way that felt natural. i will watch it again, and i will laugh and cry again, and i will wish it was a little bit better but accept it for what it is.
"This Wednesday, one woman will teach another woman to sound a little less retarded."
Lake Bell starred, directed, and wrote the screenplay for this quirky romantic comedy which doesn't follow the normal standards of a genre film and at times feels like it's all over the place, but the awkward and goofy humor really worked for me. The kind of humor in In a World isn't for everyone, but I had a blast because I have a similar weird sense of humor like this. Bell was great in this film and I really liked her goofy character, she was charming. I had a lot of fun with this story and enjoyed all the quirky characters, but despite all the goofiness…
Back in college, voice over was a penchant of mine and still is despite another career. My slightly more naive self ordered this film on blu-ray about six years ago on my phone on Amazon in a classroom/studio in the student Animation department. It wasn’t until now that my hands unwrapped the protective plastic. Thought this movie would be worth it. Was it?? Well, if we can just shave off some parts and really hone in on the drama, then yes. But as with shaving, it’s annoying when one accidentally cuts himself doing so. On the other hand, it’s devastating when playing “Shave the Balloon” — why? Because you’re not supposed to shave a balloon. Contrarily, it wouldn’t be devastating…
In a word...fantastic. Doesn't have monumental ambitions, but is very witty, there is a sweet indie-movie courtship, some dramatic moments have real pathos, and has a couple of really funny set-up and callback jokes.
In a World... is a cute little indie film but I was hoping for so much more. I really got excited about it when I first saw the trailer months ago and now that I finally found it I am disappointed. I thought that it would be different. It's not bad but not great also.
Carol is a voice coach, suddenly the opportunity of doing a voice-over for the trailer of a quadrilogy blockbuster from big studio came up and to do that she has to compete with her father, a well known voice-over star and a pretty arrogant man. The story is interesting at some points but it's not engaging enough.
I love awkward characters and Carol is one…
a minor tonal disaster that Bell's direction is powerless to navigate, the film gets by on the strength of its comically outsized egos and basic dramatic conflicts ("sandwich bar!"). fun to explore a niche like this, but... was it just me, or was Bell's character so deeply confused in every scene, by the simplest human interactions, that the entire movie around her began to feel like it was somehow just getting by, like the fact that the next scene came to the relief of the current one was always a surprise. good will goes far. great cameos in the final act, and a surprisingly blunt commentary on the hunger games generation.
