Safety Not Guaranteed

Let's just begin with WONDERFUL and AMAZING! This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time! We begin in a conference room during the meeting of a magazine company. The editor asks for fresh titillating ideas. Journalist Jeff (Jake M. Johnson) voices interest in the local advertisement of a man looking for a partner to travel through time with him. Jeff's editor gives him the okay and allows him two interns to help. He chooses bold but somber Darius (Aubrey Plaza) and and nerdy Arnau (Karan Soni). Jeff rubs everyone the wrong way and it turns out that he's not even interested in the story, he actually picked that story because it's where his old high school fling lives. So while Jeff is focused on hooking up, Darius and Arnau head up the investigation to find out who the time traveling man is. Darius approaches Kenneth (the time traveling man), at the grocery store where he works. She goes in undercover as a girl who is sincerely interested in time travel. Eccentric doesn't even begin to describe Kenneth. To the average person he appears completely out of his mind... but kooky as he may be, Darius soon finds that Kenneth is also very good hearted and intriguing. Slowly the two gain each other's trust and begin training for their travel.

 So, the questions remain... is he brilliant or crazy, a genius or dangerous? How will the "story" play out and how far will Darius go to play along? Oh, and who are the big guys in suits spying on Kenneth and watching his every move? To find out the answers to all these strange questions please go see this movie!!!

 Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass have beautifully unique onscreen chemistry. They are a perfect balance of hard and soft, of crazy and sane. This is the first time I've ever seen Plaza, but I definitely hope it's not that last. The repressed emotion and genuine goodness that she shows through her character really connects the viewer to the heart of the story. And Mark Duplass.... I just love Mark Duplass in general. He leaves his character's flaws exposed and that brings a true to life quality to his interactions with other characters. I cannot think of anyone else who could make such a strange person like Jeff so likable. I don't know how he does what he does but I'm so glad that he does it! I love the actors, love the story, love everything single detail about this movie!