Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Genre: Comedy

Directed by: Colin Trevorrow

Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson

Running time: 86 minutes

A writer for Seattle Magazine proposes to investigate a classified ad in the newspaper from a person looking for someone to travel through time with him, safety not guaranteed. The writer takes with him on his business trip two interns, a blasé college grad and a nerdy biology student, hoping that they will do most of the work on the story.

Based on the premise, I was expecting a very stupid movie. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised. What I found is a very charming film, with good acting and a compelling storyline. This is a very short movie, at less than 90 minutes, but it is well worth it. It doesn’t take itself seriously, and that is a big part of its charm. Many moments in this one made me smile and laugh, a fun time of movie-watching. Highly recommended.

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