Ruby Sparks. Rated M (coarse language, sexual references and drug use). 104 minutes. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Screenplay by Zoe Kazan.
Verdict: Be careful what you wish for.
With their breakout hit Little
Miss Sunshine (2006), the husband
and wife directing team of Dayton and Faris delivered a heartfelt and
unconventional take on the ‘road trip film’, while debut screenwriter Michael
Arndt took home the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. With Ruby
Sparks, they’ve done it again –
taking on a debut writer (Kazan, who also stars as Ruby), and delivering a
wonderfully inventive and deceptively complex little gem of a film that
successfully turns the romantic comedy genre on its head.
