Juliet, Naked

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I enjoyed this movie a lot.
Duncan is a lecturer in a 3rd-rate college in a forgotten English sea-side town. He also runs the fan-club of a once-popular American singer-songwriter called Tucker Crowe, who disappeared 20-years ago after releasing an album called “Juliet”. One day a cd arrives of early versions and outtakes of the songs on “Juliet”, called “Juliet, Naked”. Duncan’s long-suffering girlfriend, Annie, writes a critical review of the disc on Duncan’s blog, eliciting a talkback from Tucker Crowe himself. Their email relationship will grow into something more serious.
Simply charming smart and delightful. A film about feeling and being stuck, a very human condition, and attempts (successful and not so successful) to deal with it. Just wonderful acting from all the leads, Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne in particular. A kid, Azhy Robertson, charming and funny without being too precious. Wonderful believable chemistry, an intelligent and witty “romcom”, but devoid of the unrealistic mush and manipulative plot tricks typical of the genre. Oh, and a hopeful ending without saccharine, something much needed. Go see it.