Laggies (released in the United Kingdom as Say When) is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Lynn Shelton and written by Andrea Seigel. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Keira Knightley, Sam Rockwell, Ellie Kemper with Mark Webber, and Kaitlyn Dever. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.
Plot
When 28-year-old Megan visits her 11-year high school reunion, she realizes that very little has changed in her life. She still lives with her high school boyfriend Anthony, and works as a sign flipper for her father's accounting company. When her boyfriend proposes, she panics and crosses paths with 16-year-old Annika, who convinces her to buy her and her friends alcohol and she hangs out with them for the rest of the night. Afterwards, she realizes that she needs to take a week off from her life and lies to her boyfriend, saying that she is going to a business seminar, but instead she goes to Annika's house and spends time there and also with Annika's attractive, single father Craig.
Cast
Title
The directors have explained that choosing the title "Laggies" was a complex decision. Shelton revealed that she had never heard of the term laggies before making the film, but screenwriter Andrea Seigel insisted it was a common term for adult slackers well known between her and her friends. As the film was made Shelton realized that no one except Seigel had heard of laggies before, however everyone was immediately able to understand it's significance in the context of the film and the title stuck.
Production
Pre-production
Before Knightley joined the film, Anne Hathaway was attached to lead with Moretz, but Hathaway left the film due to timing conflicts with Interstellar. It was announced in December 2013, that Laggies is part of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival lineup.
Filming
Principal photography began in the first week of June 2013 in Seattle. Filming took place at 23 different locations over a 26 day shoot. Filming wrapped in the start of July.
Marketing
On July 16, 2014, the first official trailer and a teaser poster for the film were released. Another trailer was released on September 24.
Reception
Laggies received positive reviews from critics. In Rotten Tomatoes, the film a rating of 69% based on 101 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus states: "Laggies may not do as much with its ideas as it could, but it's buoyed by a winsome performance from Keira Knightley, as well as Lynn Shelton's empathetic direction." On Metacritic, the film had a rating of 63 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
References
External links
- Laggies at the Internet Movie Database
- Laggies at Box Office Mojo
- Laggies at Rotten Tomatoes
- Laggies at Metacritic
