Style: Romance
Director: Arie Posin
Starring: Joey King, Kyle Allen, Kim Dickens, John Ortiz, Celeste O’Connor
Operating Time: 115 minutes
Synopsis: Highschool senior and aspiring photographer Tessa (Joey King) is injured in a automotive crash that kills her boyfriend Skylar (Kyle Allen). As she recovers, she begins to suspect that Skylar is speaking together with her from the afterlife. The story of their romance is revealed in flashbacks, beginning with an opportunity encounter at a retro film theatre. As they fall in love, Skylar encourages Tessa to pursue her ardour, however on account of a troubled upbringing she has bother expressing her feelings. Again within the current, Tessa receives recommendation from writer Doris (Donna Briscoe) and assist from girlfriend Shannon (Celeste O’Connor), as Skylar’s messages turn out to be extra persistent.
What Does Not Work As Properly: There is no such thing as a motive for this story to increase to shut to 2 hours, and the lead characters usually are not terribly convincing away from the mechanics of the plot. Skylar is a remarkably accessible too-perfect boyfriend (hunky rowing champion, lifeguard, well-read, well-spoken), whereas in relative phrases, Tessa is a remarkably well-adjusted survivor of a collection of abusive-sounding foster properties. They each resolve to behave imply to one another exactly when ordered by the script.
Key Quote:
Doris (to Tessa): When the separation is traumatic, there’s unfinished enterprise.
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