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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
Film Review: ‘Laggies’ Lags Behind With Connect-the-Dots Story
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 7, 2014 - 12:30pm
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”Laggies” continues its limited release in Chicago on November 7th. See local listings for theaters and show times. Featuring Keira Knightley, Sam Rockwell, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Webber, Elle Kemper, Gretchen Moi and Jeff Garlin. Written by Andrea Seigel. Directed by Lynn Shelton. Rated “R”
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Megan (Keira Knightley) Tries to Get it Together in ‘Laggies’
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CHICAGO – Apparently “Laggies” is a term which does mean one is “lagging behind” in the growing-up-to-be-an-adult requirement. The term is the title of a new comedy, which places the main character in a high concept situation, which only resides in the parallel universe of movieland.
 Rating: 2.5/5.0 |
Keira Knightley, the highly appealing British film actress, tries on her American accent in this one, as the character who practices the lagging behind of her very young adulthood (that accent is fairly exaggerated, as if she winked a bit at America). She is terrific to experience in a movie, and she has considerable charm in this one. But she’s also asked to do some things that are highly improbable for a adult woman to do – of any age – and that situational unlikelihood derails the story. This film is a prime example of decent performers unable to rise above the words and actions on the paper. It’s not terrible, but it’s not that good either.
Knightley is Megan, a 28 year old who has just graduated from a Masters program in counseling, but can’t settle into a job. Her high school friends are getting married, pregnant and opening businesses, and even she has a live-in boyfriend named Anthony (Mark Webber). She cannot seem to focus on the road ahead, and Anthony is thinking marriage.
At the wedding of her friend Allison (Elle Kemper) she gets too nervous about the proposal, and runs away. At a grocery store, she buys liquor for a teenager named Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz), and hangs out with her gang. The next day, she tells Anthony she will marry him, but first she needs to go on a self-help retreat. She runs into Annika again, and asks if she can stay at her house. Annika’s father Craig (Sam Rockwell) is surprised, but agrees.
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