How He Fell In Love Movie Review

The title of the movie itself creates curiosity in audience mind. Director Marc Meyers third venture is a love saga showing an extramarital love affair between older married yoga studio instructor and a young struggling musician.

Plot Travis (Matt Mcgorry) a bromidic musician in his early 30’s meets an older married yoga preceptor Ellen ( Amy Hargreaves Amy Hargreaves was born on 7th January 1977 in New >> Read More... ) in his ex-girlfriend’s wedding in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . The two starts seeing each other, uninhibitedly flirting inside her studio and sharing intimate moments in various hotel rooms of New York. Furthermore, their casual relationship turns into emotional and profound one which upend their lives. Ellen is married to Henry (Mark Blum) who is 20 years, older than her; she is exasperated over being childless, her unromantic life and their monotonous marriage relationship.

Meanwhile, Travis feels drawn towards Ellen and wants to love, since their first meeting at the wedding. The movie takes a turn when Henry comes to know about her wife’s illicit relationship with Travis, thus creating a love triangle. How the story moves from there, whether the lovers come together, or she follows her ethics and continues with her tedious marriage or something else happens for this you will have to watch the film.

Star Performances: Amy Hargreaves Homeland series famed actress is outstanding in her role and justifies Ellen brilliantly. Meanwhile, Matt McGorry Matt McGorry also was known as Matthew David McGor >> Read More... as Travis has done his job well.Moreover, another applaudable character that surprises everyone is Henry played by Mark Blum who is palatable as a mature old man and husband sharing the dispiriting relationship with her wife, especially his confrontation with Travis is one the best scene of the movie. Britne Oldford as Monica who is Travis’s ex-girlfriend and former member of his cleaved musical band plays a possessive character and a woman who wants to be loved.

Analysis: Marc Meyer himself is the writer and director of the film but unlike his last two movies, this time, he fails to create an impact on audience both emotionally. The reason behind is the weak storyline which unable to generate a character with enough complications and persona owing to the sensitive subject filmed in this fodder. The chemistry also not seems to be up to the mark as expected according to the story and even the dialogues are unimpressive too.

What's There? 

1. Ruben O’Malley’s cinematography is flabbergastingly elegant for small budget cinema.

2. Jay Lifton’s musical score bring life and emotion to the picture.

3. Amy Hargreaves delivers a powerful performance as Ellen, overshadowing the other characters.

What's Not There?

1. The film’s script is lackadaisical and inadequate to fulfill the expectation.

2. The motion picture lacks some sharp, witty dialogues otherwise focused more on the emotional one.

Verdict:The movie is not a regular love drama but a different and a delicate one. If you had spare time and bored with typical ones, then it’s a sure one time watch.