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\"\"<\/a>Laggies<\/em><\/strong> is an uneven drama-comedy but it propped up and propelled by a charming performance from the cute and adorable Keira Knightley proving she can excel in spite of any issues with the screenplay, in this case it\u2019s just not a memorable story. Sam Rockwell also works well opposite Knightley and although she\u2019s nothing overly noteworthy, Chloe Grace Moretz turns in a passable performance.<\/p>\n

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Laggies<\/span>
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\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Comedy, Romance
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 99 min. \u2013 $24.99 | February 10, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/strong>Lynn Shelton
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Andrea Seigel (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Keira Knightley, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Kaitlyn Dever, Jeff Garlin, Ellie Kemper, Mark Webber<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/span>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s):\u00a0<\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve often said that there are times an actor or actress can overcome a bad or so-so script and with Laggies<\/em><\/strong>, Keira Knightley, albeit sporting a questionable American accent, turned a forgettable drama-comedy into an entertaining affair.<\/p>\n

The story centers on Megan Burcher (KEIRA KNIGHTLEY), a 28-year-old (or so) woman who seems to still be living in the past. Her best friends are pregnant, getting married or opening their own businesses while she languishes relying on her CPA father (JEFF GARLIN) for a job holding a sign outside his business. She does live with her boyfriend from high school, Anthony (MARK WEBBER), and despite encouraging her to take steps toward a future, she instead is content with laying around and avoiding any decision-making.<\/p>\n

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After she bails a wedding reception for one of her best friends (ELLIE KEMPER of \u201cThe Office\u201d fame), and witnessing her father during a, ahem, sexual situation with her best friend\u2019s mother \u2013 not to mention Anthony\u2019s attempts to propose \u2013 Megan escapes and goes to a local grocery store where she\u2019s approached by Annika (CHLO\u00cb GRACE MORETZ) asking if she could buy beer, and other assorted alcoholic beverages, for her and her friends. Having herself been helped as a teen, she buys the booze for the teens and begins hanging out with them, reliving her teen years hearing about boys and riding a skateboard. The two make an instant connection and before parting, Annika gives her a cell phone (because she has a lot of them and it\u2019s a movie).<\/p>\n

Back in the real world, with her boyfriend worried as to where she had been and pissing off her newly married best friend, not being in any of the wedding photos, for some odd reason she and Anthony are asked by the pregnant bestie if the couple would be their child\u2019s godparents. They say sure… and why the hell not? Later, and to get away from everyone, she tells Anthony she\u2019s going to attend a weeklong career seminar and on the road out of town, receives a call from Annika who needs Megan\u2019s help. She wants Megan to pose as her mother for a parent-teacher conference concerning Annika\u2019s school problems, Megan once again obliges despite she barely looks 25, though the teacher doesn\u2019t call her out.<\/p>\n

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But in spite of this kind of ridiculous, yet fun, scene, Megan succeeds in getting Annika out of trouble and she invites Megan over to her house. Annika\u2019s father, Craig (SAM ROCKWELL), unexpectedly comes home where he\u2019s introduced to Megan. Later, when Megan and Annika return home from a party and after curfew, in his den, he more or less interrogates Megan who, mostly anyway, comes clean as to her situation though lies about her home life and, apparently because he\u2019s a good judge of character, allows Megan to stay in the guest bedroom for the week.<\/p>\n

Settled in, and now inserted in their lives, Megan becomes not only a friend to Annika but almost a mother with Annika\u2019s own mother abandoning her and her father years earlier. Together, they just have a fun old time with Megan being able to re-live her teens years through Annika but her old life is waiting much to her chagrin and complicating matters, she begins to fall for Craig where upon I\u2019m certain her lies won\u2019t catch up with her (having a boyfriend, being engaged and a bit older than she claimed).<\/p>\n

The script for Laggies<\/em><\/strong>, written by Andrea Seigel (debut) and helmed by Lynn Shelton (Touchy Feely<\/em>), has its issues primarily with a plot that progresses a bit too quickly, which leads to a rushed ending, but generally it\u2019s kind of forgettable. The idea of a mid-mid-life crisis is certainly interesting and in this age when you have 25+ year olds still living at home, with little job opportunities or motivation, is actually timely; yet the execution didn\u2019t quite work.<\/p>\n

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What does work, however, is Keira Knightley. This isn\u2019t an award-worthy performance by any stretch, but she manages to combine cuteness, hotness and vulnerability in one take early on as she dances and twirls that sign mentioned earlier. That one scene captures every essence of that character. It\u2019s no surprise as the drama-comedy combo is right in Knightley\u2019s wheelhouse dating back to 2003\u2019s Love Actually<\/em>, though at least there she\u2019s able to use her natural British accent rather putting on an American one which is admittedly spotty (as it was in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Outside of Sam Rockwell, the supporting cast is mostly fillers. Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz has charm but she more or less is playing the same type of character seen in Hick<\/em>, Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/em> and a few others and here she\u2019s serviceable and at least shares a friendly chemistry opposite Knightley. As for Rockwell, in his few scenes, as he doesn\u2019t enter the picture until halfway through, have some good scenes with Knightley as well.<\/p>\n

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All in all, Laggies<\/em><\/strong> had the potential to be great but in the end is merely OK but well worth checking out if only for Keira Knightley and Sam Rockwell\u2019s performances.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is the redemption code for the Digital Copy<\/span><\/strong> (UV only).<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Director Lynn Shelton sits down for an informative track chatting about her time working on the film and with the actors.<\/p>\n

Lagging On with Lynn Shelton (8:46; HD)<\/span><\/strong> is a featurette on the director from the perspective of the cast and thoughts from the director herself, interspersed with footage from the film.<\/p>\n

Shooting Seattle: The Look of Laggies<\/em> (6:01; HD)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 This covers the shooting locations in and around Seattle and what the city had to offer the production.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (9:31; HD)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 We get six scenes that were trimmed or removed and although nice, didn\u2019t have much to offer to the final film.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Laggies<\/em><\/strong> drifts onto Blu-ray presented in its original 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. The picture, not surprisingly, looks quite good with sharp detail levels and fine color balance throughout. There didn\u2019t appear to be any major or significant flaws like artifacting, aliasing or banding.
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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The provided 5.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio track isn\u2019t overly dynamic or anything but efficient. Dialogue levels tend to be crisp and clear while ambient noises and the limited score\/soundtrack make up the bulk of the front and rear channels. It might not be overly impressive, for the genre it\u2019s what I\u2019d call \u201cgood enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, Laggies<\/em><\/strong> is an uneven drama-comedy but it propped up and propelled by a charming performance from the cute and adorable Keira Knightley proving she can excel in spite of any issues with the screenplay, in this case it\u2019s just not a memorable story. Sam Rockwell also works well opposite Knightley and although she\u2019s nothing overly noteworthy, Chloe Grace Moretz turns in a passable performance. The Blu-ray released by Lionsgate is relatively basic but it does include two so-so features, a selection of deleted footage and a decent commentary track.<\/p>\n


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Brian Oliver, The Movieman
\n<\/em>Published: <\/strong>02\/13\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n