Jack and I quite liked this story of a slacker in her 20s who hides out at the home of a teenager and her dad. Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Sam Rockwell are wonderful in the top three roles (last blogged in Begin Again, Dark Shadows, and Better Living Through Chemistry, respectively). Also featuring good performances by Kaitlyn Dever (most recently in Men, Women & Children) as another teenager, Ellie Kemper (Bridesmaids) as an adult friend, and Jeff Garlin (I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With) as Knightley's father.
The title is a throwaway line of Dever's, "Come on, laggies!" when she wants the other kids to hurry up.
The beautiful establishing shots of Seattle are thanks to Ben Kasulke, who also shot Your Sister's Sister for director Lynn Shelton, and I looked up the spectacular location of the wedding early in the movie. It's called Chihuly Garden and Glass. Screenwriter Andrea Siegel makes her debut with this script.
Here's a taste of the sweet soundtrack by Benjamin Gibbard (known for Death Cab for Cutie and is Zooey Deschanel's ex-husband).
Critics are tepid at 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences worse at 58%. But I'll see and like anything with Rockwell, and you can find this streaming on amazon until the DVD comes out in February.
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