Plot
Sasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.1/10 (977 voted)
Critic's Score: 51/100
Director: Susanna Fogel
Stars: Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody
Storyline
Sasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.
Writers: Susanna Fogel, Joni Lefkowitz
Cast: Leighton Meester -
Sasha
Gillian Jacobs -
Paige
Gabourey Sidibe -
Jen
Beth Dover -
Jenn
Abby Elliott -
Vanessa
Kate McKinnon -
Trace
Adam Brody -
Tim
Mark Feuerstein -
Casey
Elizabeth Ho -
Valerie
Greer Grammer -
Mia
Jaime Reichner -
Hostess
Julie White -
Deborah
Matty Cardarople -
Clerk
(as Matthew Cardarople)
Monte Markham -
Ken
Anne O'Shea -
Nora
Taglines:
One guy can ruin the perfect relationship.
Trivia:
In early drafts of the script the story began with Paige making a drunken promise to Sasha not to get married until same-sex marriage was legal. After same-sex marriage became legal in California this plot line was abandoned. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 8/10
See this movie! I thought I was suffering burnout from ROMCOM's until
"Life Partners" reinvigorated the genre with a modern take. If you
enjoy "Modern Family", you will enjoy this. It is a story of 29 yr old
best friends, one straight, one lesbian & what happens when one,
inevitability finds love first. I'm all too familiar with this concept,
having had roommates who moved on ahead of me. For one, the 24/7
benefits of support changes only in gender, & for the other, life
becomes a temporary vacuum.
Leighton Meester looks like a young Winona Ryder & plays the more
interesting character. That said, the two main characters really sell
the friendship with very real, well written dialog performed with
mercurial back and forth. The movie is hilarious & showcases dramatic
personality conflicts in the dating world and outside the best friend
relationship. I liked that it didn't focus on the stereotypes of
lesbian & straight dating so much as the commonalities. In truth, the
experiences deal with more similar issues than unique.
Each character undergoes a positive transformation in their life which
most will identify with as a part of maturation. This in no way is to
suggest the movie is too serious. Most of the movie is pure fun as you
date vicariously through the characters, privy to their pet peeves &
post- date autopsies. The movie captures the finer parts of the
twenties & is surprisingly gender neutral in it's appeal. I highly
recommend it as a fresh story about familiar topics for anyone in their
twenties, or just wants to relive them, while having a great time.
Excellent movie! I rate it 8/10 stars for the script, the actresses,
the believability & ability to engage men & women alike.
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