The F Word also called What If is a romantic comedy about a man named Wallace who can't quite decide when friendship ends and love starts and that puts him at odds with the already in a relationship Chantry. The story follows both as they continue their friendship but you forever see that chemistry throughout and I mean you really want him to say something to her. The movie is a satisfactory watch, it is far from great but it still walks down a well trodden line at least with some quirkiness and some fun characters too. The movie can feel a little too niche at times but manages I feel to make itself fun and bubbly and manages also to add in enough romance within the laughs to not make it over the top going for laughs.
Daniel Radcliffe plays Wallace and he does an OK job but I did feel he can be just a little shaky at times. Ever since Harry Potter I have always wanted Radcliffe to do well and really find something that can bring him to a different phase of his career away from the wizarding world, this isn't it but it gives us signs that he is well on his way to having a great career in his post teenage years. Chantry is played by Zoe Kazan who does the same kind of job that Radcliffe does, neither really eclipse each other and that is good because the chemistry runs well through that, we see enough of both characters lives and emotions and it makes them more accessible to us on a connecting level. I liked the addition of Rafe Spall as the partner of Chantry, he gives a funny performance and mixes things up well, I felt he was going to be a little funnier at first but all in all he is still a well made character and played well by Spall too.
Michael Dowse directs and I can't say he does a fine job but he still manages to create something alright, I wasn't too keen at times in the way he makes the movie look but he at least gets the pacing right. The movie is written well and even won a Canada Screen Award for best screenplay, I wouldn't say the script is anything special or new but it does run along nicely as a piece and really tries hard to make something work between all involved. The movie can in it's style seem a little too entwined with the modern day "Hipster" society through such things as Chantry and her friends knitting, Wallace and his friend Allan (Adam Driver) looking through antique shops and the general use of alternative and indie music although the feeling does not take anything from this as a movie.
As Rom-Coms go this doesn't stack up all that well with other one's, in fact it is basically the same as many others although this movie does at least try to be original in its humour and that I can credit it for. The laughs aren't massive in this I have to also add although I think many people will see this as charming comedy rather than the laugh out loud type, they talk about faeces a lot for some reason but it still feels charming though. So in the end this movie is one that probably won't rank high on many peoples lists of great romantic comedies but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a watch, it's actually not a bad movie at all and if you're the kind of movie viewer who is a hopeless romantic or just loves romance, this is pretty fun.
Daniel Radcliffe plays Wallace and he does an OK job but I did feel he can be just a little shaky at times. Ever since Harry Potter I have always wanted Radcliffe to do well and really find something that can bring him to a different phase of his career away from the wizarding world, this isn't it but it gives us signs that he is well on his way to having a great career in his post teenage years. Chantry is played by Zoe Kazan who does the same kind of job that Radcliffe does, neither really eclipse each other and that is good because the chemistry runs well through that, we see enough of both characters lives and emotions and it makes them more accessible to us on a connecting level. I liked the addition of Rafe Spall as the partner of Chantry, he gives a funny performance and mixes things up well, I felt he was going to be a little funnier at first but all in all he is still a well made character and played well by Spall too.
Michael Dowse directs and I can't say he does a fine job but he still manages to create something alright, I wasn't too keen at times in the way he makes the movie look but he at least gets the pacing right. The movie is written well and even won a Canada Screen Award for best screenplay, I wouldn't say the script is anything special or new but it does run along nicely as a piece and really tries hard to make something work between all involved. The movie can in it's style seem a little too entwined with the modern day "Hipster" society through such things as Chantry and her friends knitting, Wallace and his friend Allan (Adam Driver) looking through antique shops and the general use of alternative and indie music although the feeling does not take anything from this as a movie.
As Rom-Coms go this doesn't stack up all that well with other one's, in fact it is basically the same as many others although this movie does at least try to be original in its humour and that I can credit it for. The laughs aren't massive in this I have to also add although I think many people will see this as charming comedy rather than the laugh out loud type, they talk about faeces a lot for some reason but it still feels charming though. So in the end this movie is one that probably won't rank high on many peoples lists of great romantic comedies but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a watch, it's actually not a bad movie at all and if you're the kind of movie viewer who is a hopeless romantic or just loves romance, this is pretty fun.