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How I Live Now (2013)
iMDB Rating: 6.5

Date Released : 4 October 2013

Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller, War

Stars : Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay, Danny McEvoy

Movie Quality : HDrip

Format : MKV

Size : 700 MB



 

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An American girl sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives finds herself fighting for her survival as the UK turns into a violent military state.

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Review :

Feels like the best anybody could do based on a bad initial story

I haven't read the book myself, and unlike (for example) The Host this movie didn't make me want to read the book it is based on. There are a few things which somehow just feel to be out of place: the slight craziness of Daisy and the telepathic bond thingy with her and Eddie (which could probably be led back to the first). These don't seem to be adding anything to the characters or the story, but take time away from other aspects.

However, once you put the above aside, the movie turns out to be quite interesting. Even against the flaws in the storyline, it somehow gets under your skin quick, and drags you all the way to the end, without a single minute of boredom. At times it made me think of 'Tomorrow When The War Began' in a positive way. Maybe the face of war through the eyes of children and teenagers offers one of the best windows through which we can take a glance at who we really are, or who we're supposed to be... and that captures the audience... both of these movies have a definitive, unique, engagingly uneasy feeling.

Over the messy storyline and senseless additions, this piece is also cursed with a bad sense of time. Thinking of the story there probably are at least weeks or months passing, but through the screen it really just feels like a few days, which can occasionally disturb your sense of how or why things happen. On the other hand, the screenplay is remarkable. The scenes are outstandingly well shot and beautiful.

Finally, I'd add the most important thing: Because of its nature and the storyline, this whole movie would be worthless if the protagonist wasn't interesting, if you couldn't bond with her... But here again, Saoirse Ronan shines through! Her performance is amazing, especially in some scenes where she does voice-over: the way she carries her voice often wakes unexpected emotions in you, and that's the key of this movie's success.