{"id":29765,"date":"2024-10-17T23:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=29765"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T06:00:18","slug":"we-live-in-time-pulls-on-the-heartstrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=29765","title":{"rendered":"WE LIVE IN TIME Pulls on the Heartstrings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Running Time: 107 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feature film from A24 opens at cinemas in most\nmarkets on October 18th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just over a month ago, a small British drama earned a great\ndeal of attention. It wasn\u2019t for the movie itself, but rather a still from the\npicture that went viral. The image featured a horse on a carousel with a very\nintense expression (no doubt due to the fact that it possessed a striking\noverbite and didn\u2019t have any eyelids). Sorry to disappoint those looking for a\nlengthy backstory on the animal, but the fairground attraction appears only for\na second in the final film. That\u2019s a positive, as We Live in Time<\/em> is\nactually a romantic tearjerker, and a reasonably effective one at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set in London, the tale jumps around in time over several\nyears, displaying various scenes in the relationship of Tobias (Andrew\nGarfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh). It becomes clear over time that Tobias is\na recently divorced Weetabix rep who, under grimly comedic circumstances,\nencounters the talented chef and restaurant-owner Almut. The two form a\nconnection and fall for each other, but have difficulty seeing eye-to-eye on\ntheir future and whether or not to have a family. Further complications arise\nwhen she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Other scenes detail a recurrence of\nthe condition, Almut\u2019s attempts to prepare for a prestigious cooking\ncompetition, and the toll it all takes on Tobias and others in the household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picture is told in a very low-key manner in the hopes of\nadding a sense of authenticity to the proceedings and everything is carried on\nthe shoulders of the two leads. Thankfully, the film succeeds due to the\nefforts of the two charismatic performers. Garfield is relatable as the genial\nTobias and his sense of humor undercuts some of the seriousness in the story.\nThere are laughs as he attempts to regroup after a nasty divorce and figure out\nhow to move forward with Almut. A scene involving a delivery in an unexpected\nlocale, while perhaps overly exaggerated, is sweetly rendered and punctuated\nwith a chuckle or two. Some amusing comments are made even when situations\nbecome dark. The film\u2019s funniest conversation is about the important role of\npets teaching the young about mortality. It results in a hilarious summation\nfrom Tobias. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-star Pugh effectively portrays a character dealing with a\npotentially fatal disease and insecurities about her own legacy. Almut is more\nwork-obsessed and ends up hiding important details from Tobias that results in\nfriction. Her actions are occasionally ill-advised, but one can certainly\nunderstand her perspective. The movie stretches this device to the extreme when\nthe character confesses why she wants to compete (despite being a successful\nrestaurant owner and entrepreneur in her own right), but it is something that\none can imagine a person believing. Overall, the two solid leads deal with\nday-to-day issues in a realistic manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admittedly, the ending of the film is a little muted and\nperhaps doesn\u2019t elicit as strong an emotional response as expected. This is\nperhaps due to the restrained tone of the film, as well as the themes being\nrelayed. The point of the picture appears to be that many of the important\nmoments are made up of small, personal experiences. Although not every moment\nis quiet, it is necessary to take joy in little things and the basics of life,\nas they can be meaningful in the long run. The sentiment is agreeable and the\nintercutting across time to show significant scenes in the relationship does\nultimately sell the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Live in Time<\/em> doesn\u2019t offer a whole lot in the way\nof surprises story-wise, but it is very well acted and tries to present\nmelodramatic elements in a more relatable and believable manner. It strives to\ninspire and offer suggestions on how to deal with troubling times and the most\nimportant aspects of life. The movie does more than enough to make anyone\nforget about the viral horse shenanigans surrounding it. Anyone who enjoys\nromantic films and prefers a more subtle kind of emotional manipulation will\nfind something to appreciate in this title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Running Time: 107 minutes This feature film from A24 opens at cinemas in most markets on October 18th. Just over a month ago, a small British drama earned a great deal of attention. It wasn\u2019t for the movie itself, but rather a still from the picture that went viral. The image featured a horse on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[215,605,1380,4660,6251,7679,12578,13672,16830,17310,24046,24047,24048,24049],"class_list":["post-29765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-215","tag-a24","tag-andrew-garfield","tag-comedy","tag-drama","tag-florence-pugh","tag-london","tag-melodrama","tag-relationship","tag-romance","tag-we-live-in-time","tag-we-live-in-time-film-review","tag-we-live-in-time-movie-review","tag-we-live-in-time-review"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}