Fantasy Life Review: This Heartfelt Comedy Can’t Get Out Of Its Own Way

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When Fantasy Lifebegins, it seems to have a strong sense of what it is – a critical trait for any movie. Matthew Shear, who writes, directs, and stars as Sam, opens the film with his character suffering a series of embarrassments in quick succession, and his easily panicked eyes are all we need to get a grip on him. The tone of the comedy and the rhythm of these early scenes are in sync, and allow the actors to alternate between building character and going for a laugh at their own leisure. The style was loose, but I nonetheless felt, and appreciated, the storyteller's guiding hand.
Alex Harrison

Fantasy Life Review: This Heartfelt Comedy Can’t Get Out Of Its Own Way

Fantasy Life has some funny moments and a great performance from Amanda Peet, but it struggles to make its strengths add up to much in the end.

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