How He Fell in Love

(6) comments

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  koley-07966June 17, 2015Reply

  How He Fell In Love Audience Review

  I had the privilege of seeing this film at the LA Film Festival. I was
  struck by how authentic the performances are and how much chemistry was
  shared between Travis (Matt McGorry) and Ellen (Amy Hargreaves). The
  story unfolds beautifully due to the strong direction from Marc Meyers
  and skillful editing from Jamie Kirkpatrick. The cinematography from
  Ruben O’Malley is intimate and invites us into how the two leads fall
  in love. I sincerely hope that this film gets picked up. I think it
  would resonate with many of us who are trying to find our way in the
  world and who believe we lack that one element in our lives that would
  make us whole.

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  jicama_saladJuly 15, 2016Reply

  Go See This Movie!

  I caught this terrific movie at LA Film Fest in 2015, glad to see it’s
  getting distribution. The film features fantastic performances from the
  leads Amy Hargreaves, Matt McGorry and the ensemble cast. And its
  always great to see veteran character actor Mark Blum. It was
  beautifully shot (made me miss NYC), scored and confidently written and
  directed by Marc Meyers. This is a grown-up film about grown-ups. Full
  disclosure, I have known and worked with the director. Its been
  wonderful to watch him to grow into the assured filmmaker that brought
  about this work. This film is everything we love about independent
  film. Bravo and highly recommend!

• 
  aesther-42944December 29, 2016Reply

  Great movie!

  *** This review may contain spoilers ***

• 
  abby-23380February 11, 2017Reply

  Better than expected

  I liked this movie more than I expected to. The story stayed with me
  long after I’d watched it as I found the characters to be very
  authentic, and the casting and portrayals were very good. The movie
  doesn’t condone, justify, or glamorize extramarital affairs. In fact,it
  reveals how something that might, at first, seem like just a casual and
  temporary dalliance can snowball into lasting negative consequences for
  everyone involved. When the affair begins, I was thinking she should
  have stopped it right at the first kiss, but then… there wouldn’t be
  a movie.

  As Ellen’s feelings for young Travis strengthen, she becomes torn up
  over her betrayal to her husband, who is nearly 20 years older than
  her. The affair brings up negative emotions that she’d probably been
  suppressing for quite a while, although she truly cares for her husband
  and the life they’ve created together. These conflicting emotions help
  explain how it was relatively easy for her to begin the affair with
  Travis in the first place.

  The ending also seems realistic and appropriate, not fully resolving
  what happened, but highlighting how the characters’ lives have
  significantly changed.

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  smithellie1966May 25, 2017Reply

  Boring and feels fake.

  This movie did not resonate with me. Many people confuse infatuation
  and lust with love. There is absolutely no development that would even
  remotely lead to love. I found it to be boring, fake emotions and an
  absolute lack of chemistry between leading actors. While Amy Hargreaves
  was OK, Matt McGorry was completely flat. I did not like or cared about
  the characters. 44 years old Ellen turned out to be emotionally
  unstable and insecure, and behaved like a teenager. Not really
  attractive. Older women usually are secure and confident and that is
  what attracts young men. Here, Ellen is not much different than Monica,
  who is in her 20s. Fights between Henry and Ellen were really out of
  place and did not contribute anything to the story. Some dialogues
  where pretty stupid (You dried my eggs, LOL).

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  smithellie1966May 25, 2017Reply

  Boring and feels fake.

  This movie did not resonate with me. Many people confuse infatuation
  and lust with love. There is absolutely no development that would even
  remotely lead to love. I found it to be boring, fake emotions and an
  absolute lack of chemistry between leading actors. While Amy Hargreaves
  was OK, Matt McGorry was completely flat. I did not like or cared about
  the characters. 44 years old Ellen turned out to be emotionally
  unstable and insecure, and behaved like a teenager. Not really
  attractive. Older women usually are secure and confident and that is
  what attracts young men. Here, Ellen is not much different than Monica,
  who is in her 20s. Fights between Henry and Ellen were really out of
  place and did not contribute anything to the story. Some dialogues
  where pretty stupid (You dried my eggs, LOL).