Safety Not Guaranteed (R) 7.0

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. (7.1)

Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writer: Derek Connolly
Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson

Ha ha ha ... sometimes you laugh because you think this movie is so cheesy, but then you realize that "no wait, it is like that" and that's what's good about this movie. The dialog is right on the money. The acting leaves you wanting a tad bit more in some instances but, hey, I'm willing to cut them some slack for a low budget indie movie. The story is one of those that laughs with you about the various stereotypes by pushing them to the limit. Those of you who have been to various levels of geekdom can appreciate the corny jokes. I take issue with a couple of points in the story though; one, it doesn't all work out fine for everyone in RL, specially not for the geeks; two, don't leave the audience hanging at the end ... I would have stuck with the other ending towards which everything was leading. Enjoyable sort of in a "it is so bad, it is good" kind of way, but then again, it does have a good story and it rolls along quite nicely on its own. It will probably become a cult classic. My Rating: 7.0