Variety
Develops into an endearingly scrappy and romantic romp that serves up some nice soul-searching moments alongside a steady stream of laughs.
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Safety Not Guaranteed
Indie comedy, from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, about three cynical Seattle magazine employees who investigate a classified ad calling for time travel companions. They discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth (Mark Duplass), a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk who believes he's solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart soon. Also stars Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) and Jake Johnson (New Girl).
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance Film Festival 2012.
2012Rating: MA15+, for language including some sexual references86 minsUSA
Comedy
- Director:
- Colin Trevorrow (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Derek Connolly
- Cast:
- Aubrey PlazaJake M. JohnsonKaran SoniMark DuplassBasil HarrisMary Lynn RajskubJeff Garlin
Safety Not Guaranteed / Reviews
USA Today
It's equally endearing as a sweetly funny romance between two likable oddballs and as a low-tech time-travel thriller, and has something profound to say about making the most of the present.
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Time Out
'Safety Not Guaranteed' doesn't quite know what kind of comedy it wants to be; the humor works best in its first hour, when the news-of-the-weird plot takes on a suggestive dimension of romantic desperation.
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Rolling Stone
Director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly keep the film humming with funny and touching surprises. And Plaza is a flat-out enchantress.
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Roger Ebert
'Safety Not Guaranteed' not only has dialogue that's about something, but characters who have some depth and dimension.
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Hollywood Reporter
Aubrey Plaza proves she can carry a film with this multiplex-friendly comedy about time travel.
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