I loved seeing Kunal as a main character. As I'm recovering from hand surgery, I'm digging into movies I don't normally watch.
I will now seek out this book to read. I feel because it was in a movie setting I may have missed some little details from the book.
There was solid acting in this movie. I do have to say David Arquette did some brilliant acting. I loved Lucy Hale and Christina Hendricks, but their characters and the teenager's character were not really fleshed out.
If you are in need of tears and laughter, this is the story for you. Some reviews call it Hallmarkesque. It isn't quite the Hallmark story you're used to watching. There is more here. It probably would have done better in a limited series form, so that these actors could have had more time to move within these characters. All in all I gave this an 8/10. Critics didn't dig it, but the viewers did. That is the most important part of story telling. Does your audience engage? I did.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022
Comedy / Drama
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022
Comedy / Drama
Plot summary
This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
October 31, 2022 at 10:34 PM
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Top cast
Movie Reviews
Solid love story/ mystery
A story of life
Like others, when the film started I assumed yet another Hallmark movie, which could mean anything from utter rubbish to a really good watch.
As it turns out it was a really good watch and despite not thinking much of the first 15 minutes, I soon sank into it and realised I was watching a fabulously crafted film.
All of the actor put in a good effort but the story is one that every one of us can relate to in some way.
Nothing lasts forever except stories. Love comes and goes, renews and dies, just like hate. Good times turn to bad times and vice versa, dreams are sometimes realised and sometimes squashed, and people enter and leave our lives.
But stories always remain.
Absolutely loved this film.