Almost Friends (2016) (original) (raw)
Once a promising young chef, Charlie (is now an unmotivated twenty-something who lives at home with his mom and stepfather while working at a movie theatre and living vicariously through his friend, Ben. His life takes an unpredictable turn however, when he finds himself falling for local barista Amber. Problem is, Amber has her own distractions- her mooching roommate, a track star boyfriend and steadfast plans to move to New York. On top of that, Charlie's estranged father unexpectedly re-enters his life just as he begins to take a long, hard look at where he's going and who he wants to be.
Once a promising young chef, Charlie (is now an unmotivated twenty-something who lives at home with his mom and stepfather while working at a movie theatre and living vicariously through his friend, Ben. His life takes an unpredictable turn however, when he finds himself falling for local barista Amber. Problem is, Amber has her own distractions- her mooching roommate, a track star boyfriend and steadfast plans to move to New York. On top of that, Charlie's estranged father unexpectedly re-enters his life just as he begins to take a long, hard look at where he's going and who he wants to be. (less)
Director: Jake Goldberger
Writer: Jake Goldberger
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Odeya Rush, Christopher Meloni, Haley Joel Osment, Jake Abel, Rita Volk
Producers: Alex A. Ginzburg, Jim Young
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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 15, 2017
5 / 10
With �Almost Friends,� writer/director Jake Goldberger tries to make an honest movie about matters of the heart. He almost pulls it off. It�s a story about friendships that endeavor to be romances, but encounter too many issues to permit a full blossoming into love, with the production establishing multiple subplots to create a cat�s cradle of dysfunction and confession. Goldberger has interest in these lives, but his command of storytelling fluidity and consistency is a tad off, with �Almost Friends� spending too much time on characters who fail to add anything to the picture�s sense of since ...read more...
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