How He Fell in Love

June. 11,2015      
Rating:
6.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A struggling musician enters into a chance affair with a married woman. The illicit encounters and resulting bond affect both in lasting and significant ways.

Matt McGorry as  Travis
Amy Hargreaves as  Ellen
Mark Blum as  Henry
Britne Oldford as  Monica
Bobby Moreno as  Jason
Seth Barrish as  Steve
Cindy Katz as  Caroline
Christine M. Campbell as  Pauline

Reviews

ChanFamous
2015/06/11

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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Fatma Suarez
2015/06/12

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Juana
2015/06/13

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Geraldine
2015/06/14

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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arthousefilms-68-939717
2015/06/15

This movie is a gem for an indie lover like me. The simplicity of the story allowed focus on the complex and nuanced layers of the characters. Quite understated in its presentation, the film allowed us to fully digest each of the completely moving scenes. In each scene, there were so many feelings that resonated with me. This movie had a similar unrequited love theme that is found throughout the indie film landscape, but it still came across as fresh and compelling. The actor's chemistry was strong, though it took a few scenes to kick into gear. As a big fan of character movies, this one delivers on every level.While AmyAmy Hargreaves, in her quirky, super appealing, and unpredictable realization of the character was particularly engaging, I felt the most important scenes in the film were delivered brilliantly by the jilted husband played by Mark Blum. Blum was absolutely perfect in every scene and had the gravity to pull the other actors into a heightened drama. The smallness of this production was also refreshing and intimate. I love when films don't feel slick and over-rehearsed. I would have given this film a 10, were it not for a certain overly-sharp character shift of Amy Hargreaves in a scene set in the morning. But I will overlook that because the rest of the film was working so well. They say 90% of a director's job is casting. I bet that was the case in this excellent film, too. Bravo to everyone involved in this movie.

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FIoret
2015/06/16

Everything you need to know about this movie and these characters can be felt in one scene. After a long trip away in Flordia to take caring of his elderly parent, Henry comes home to a wife that insults his body and his penis minutes before going to bed. Henry tries to resolve whatever is going on with Ellen a romantic initiation of sex. She, of course, turns him down and puts him to a bed. As you can already tell I didn't like Ellen. Shes unfaithful to a husband that seems to adore her. He's provided her with a very comfortable life, including a yoga studio in an expensive part of New York. What he gets in return is very little favor, kindness or empathy. And although he doesn't want children, he supports her desire to be a mother. Pro: Don't go into this movie expecting to like these people or their behavior. People are sometimes assholes and this movie is a realistic demonstration of that. Kudos to the writer and the performers. Monica is likable and awkward and pulls this off without being "that girl who tries too hard to be quirky". After watching this movie, if you're single you'll feel a little less lonely and more free...because relationships and love are messy. Con: Movie poster says "Full-bodied and passionate" ?? Did we see the same movie? I felt zero passion between to Ellen and Travis. Boning doesn't constitute passion. Matt McGorry, although handsomely is mostly forgettable in this role. At times he seems judgmental of Ellen cheating on her husband whilst never questioning his own morality and fault. I didn't hate this movie but I waited to like it.

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abby-23380
2015/06/17

I liked this movie more than I expected to. The story stayed with me long after I'd watched it as I found the characters to be very authentic, and the casting and portrayals were very good. The movie doesn't condone, justify, or glamorize extramarital affairs. In fact,it reveals how something that might, at first, seem like just a casual and temporary dalliance can snowball into lasting negative consequences for everyone involved. When the affair begins, I was thinking she should have stopped it right at the first kiss, but then... there wouldn't be a movie. As Ellen's feelings for young Travis strengthen, she becomes torn up over her betrayal to her husband, who is nearly 20 years older than her. The affair brings up negative emotions that she'd probably been suppressing for quite a while, although she truly cares for her husband and the life they've created together. These conflicting emotions help explain how it was relatively easy for her to begin the affair with Travis in the first place. The ending also seems realistic and appropriate, not fully resolving what happened, but highlighting how the characters' lives have significantly changed.

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aesther-42944
2015/06/18

I loved this movie. There was such authenticity and passion in the acting and the script. The main characters' lives were fleshed out and you understood them without just an introduction into the romantic relationships between the two of them. In addition the movie did not seem to follow a generic script for romantic movies and added the additional novelty of a relationship between a woman who is a little bit older than the man. It also portrayed this relationship in a natural way like it happens in real life instead of making it awkward or weird. I also liked how well thought out the parts of the movie were- the ending made sense with the beginning and you get a sense of closure which was really nice. Overall, really good!

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