What If 2013

     Wallace was attending medical school but he decided to drop out after his relationship ended badly.  He’s been in a lot of relationships but none of them have worked out.  It seems like everyone around him is finding a perfect partner including his roommate Allan.  Wallace decides to put his search for love on hold.  He meets Chantry and she lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben.  Wallace and Chantry decide to keep their relationship on the friendship track.  Since they really become very good friends, they begin wonder if there could also be love?

     This film reminds me of an extended episode of Girls and that is not just because Adam Driver is one of the actors.   Since Chantry’s job is in animation, sometimes a sad-faced animated girl with butterfly wings flits across the screen.  There is a lot of ‘cute’ in this film and denial of real feelings.  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)

98 min, Romance directed by Michael Dowse with Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis, Rafe Spall, Lucius Hoyos, Jemima Rooper, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Meghan Heffern.

Note:  Imdb 6.8 out of 10, 70% critic 70% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 ½*.

Special Note:  Toronto is the location of filming.  The initial title was The F Word but as in friends?