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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 82,731 users
Metascore: 72/100
Reviews: 226 user | 255 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. Director:Colin TrevorrowWriter:Derek Connolly |
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Darius is a young intern at a Seattle-based magazine and jumps at the chance to investigate the author of a classified ad seeking someone to travel back in time with. Along with Jeff, the staff writer, and Arnau, a fellow intern, the three go on a road trip to a coastal town. While Jeff just wants to chase after his high school crush and Arnau wants some kind of life experience, Darius spends her time with Kenneth, a man who believes that he has built a time machine. The closer they become and the more they understand about each other, the less clear it becomes if Kenneth is just crazy or if he actually is going to successfully travel back in time. Written by napierslogs
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 October 2012 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
I asfaleia sas den einai eggyimeni See more »Box Office
Budget:
$750,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$97,762 (USA) (8 June 2012)Gross:
$4,007,792 (USA) (12 October 2012)Company Credits
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Written by Scott Warnasch
Performed by Hoppin' Hoole Brothers
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Trivia
The location in the ad (1557 4TH Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2L 0B1) is now an RCMP Municipal Facility. See more »Goofs
When the ad for time travel is shown in the magazine office, the ad below the time travel ad is for a 1979 Hornet Wagon. AMC produced the Hornet from 1970 to 1977. See more »Crazy Credits
John Silveria is credited as a Time Travel Consultant See more »Soundtracks
Litterbox BeachWritten by Scott Warnasch
Performed by Hoppin' Hoole Brothers
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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Grocery clerk Kenneth (Mark Duplass) places an ad in a local paper asking for someone to go with him as he time travels. He says they'll be paid once they return but safety isn't guaranteed as he's only done this once before. A magazine writer (Jake Johnson) hears about the story and takes a long a couple interns, one named Darius (Aubrey Plaza), quickly gets caught up with the time traveler as she applies for the job without him knowing that she's actually on a job. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED is a pretty strange film to classify because it's part comedy and there are certainly some very light moments but the film also has a tremendous heart, which lets the characters actually be characters and this leads to some pretty dramatic moments. I guess the best way to classify this film is just by calling it life because it pretty much has a little bit of everything in it. What I found so good about the picture is simply how cute and charming it actually is. The reporters go into this story expecting to find a crazy man because we all know that time travel can't happen. What works so well with the film is the fact that you makes you believe that these type of things are possible and you really get caught up with all the characters and their situations. By the time the movie is over, and I won't spoil the ending, you're leaving the theater with a smile on your face no matter what your brain might tell you afterwards. Duplass and Plaza are simply perfect together as both of them bring the weirdness and loneliness out of their characters but they also have such a warm and wonderful chemistry that you can't help but fall for both of them. I also thought Johnson was extremely good in his supporting role as is Karan Soni as the other intern. SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED is really a magical little gem that is a breath of fresh air if you're wanting to get away from the loud blockbusters of the summer.