‘Every day is a funny story’ is a strange thesis for a conventional movie worthy of a film festival, yet here we are in John Crowley’s We Live in Time, about two people who fall absolutely in love. The lovers here are Tobias (Andrew Garfield), who works for Weetabix, and Almut (Florence Pugh), a multi hyphenate chef. The film’s first of two (?) acts travel back and forth as it depicts several moments of their eventful lives. Viewers see them deal with having their first baby as well as see them meet for the first time. Between those moments, we see them deal with Almut living with ovarian cancer, which isn’t easy to beat.
We Live in Time shows Almut’s reaction to his how he deals with her cancer, which, he hovers, but she lets that go. The film also has an interesting way of seeing its characters, especially the way it sees Tobias’ personality, as while it sees Tobias as a set of traits, it sees Almut within the context of her life events. Almut is a mother and a chef, a former figure skater who tries to live with ovarian cancer. Ok fine it shows hers personality too, as kind of a dick but in ways that are also loveable. Maybe the most epic thing to happen to people is loving someone, if only for a short period of time. I already regret liking this movie but I also will defend it despite other nitpicks that are valid.
- Rated: R
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Release Date: 9/7/2024
- Directed by: John Crowley
- Starring: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney
- Produced by: Adam Ackland, Tim Dennison
- Written by: Nick Payne
- Studio: Film4 Productions, SunnyMarch
