Like Crazy Parent Guide
A sense of despair clouds this script where casual sex happens frequently and alcohol flows freely.
Parent Movie Review
Crazy aptly describes this curious, tragic tale about two intercontinental lovers who become entangled in immigration red tape.
Anna (Felicity Jones) and Jacob (Anton Yelchin) meet on a California campus and almost instantly fall into bed together. We watch their relationship blossom through several musical montages. But after overstaying her student visa, Anna is apprehended, sent back to London and prohibited from entering the U.S. until her ban is lifted. Despite the intent to maintain their long distance relationship, the romance between these two young adults slowly cools as they become involved with new jobs and old friends.
Neither, however, is willing to completely break off their affair. Then during one of his brief visits to London, Jacob and Anna decide to marry in order to expedite her application for immigration to America. Even during the unceremonious exchange of vows in front of parents (Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead), serious doubts surface about this couple’s suitability for marriage. Following an almost awkward wedding night where they drink rather than consummate their new relationship, Anna and Jacob quarrel before he heads home to his furniture business in Los Angeles to wait out her arrival.
Meantime both of them resume serious sexual relationships with people closer to home—Jacob with his work assistant Samantha (Jennifer Lawrence) and Anna with her neighbor Simon (Charlie Bewley). By all appearances, the new lovers know nothing about their partners’ matrimonial commitment.
A sense of despair clouds this script where casual sex happens frequently and alcohol flows freely. Unwilling to acknowledge that distance has redefined their relationship, Anna and Jacob make one poor decision after another, threatening the happiness of both their futures. And unfortunately the filmmakers do nothing to bring a satisfying conclusion to their conundrum.
Release Date: 28 October 2011 (Limited)
Directed by Drake Doremus. Starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence. Running time: 89 minutes. Theatrical release November 18, 2011. Updated July 17, 2017About author
Like Crazy
Rating & Content Info
Why is Like Crazy rated PG-13? Like Crazy is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sexual content and brief strong language.
Violence: A couple argues briefly. Characters are not honest with their partners.
Sexual Content: Clothing reveals some female cleavage. Couples are seen in bed together with some depiction of bare backs and shoulders, sexual movement and sounds. A couple showers together with only limited skin seen.
Language: The script contains one strong sexual expletive, infrequent profanities and some terms of Deity.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Characters frequently drink in social settings, homes and at bars. Some people drink to deal with stress.
Page last updated July 17, 2017
Like Crazy Parents' Guide
Anna decides to ignore the expiration date on her student visa and stay in the country so she and Jacob can spend the whole summer in bed together. What do these actions and her ambition say about her sense of reality? How does a person represent their ability to act as an adult?
What challenges do some international relationships face? How does culture affect the way we see and interact with the world? Why did this couple need to show evidence of their relationship to the immigration office?
Are all long distance relationships doomed? In what ways does Anna’s editor (Finola Hughes) and her husband maintain their marriage while living in different cities? What complexities are involved and what level of commitment is needed for success? Although both Jacob and Anna are sexually involved with other people, why do they each appear to be hurt when the other one is unfaithful?
After introducing Jacob to whiskey, what happens to Anna’s alcohol consumption? Why does she modify her liquor usage?
Home Video
The most recent home video release of Like Crazy movie is March 6, 2012. Here are some details…
Home Video Notes: Like Crazy
Release Date: 6 March 2012
Like Crazy releases to home video in a Combo Pack (Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet Digital Copy). The package includes:
- Deleted/alternate scenes with optional commentary.
- Commentary by director Drake Doremus, editor Jonathan Alberts, and cinematographer John Guleserian.
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Immigration legalities also affect the lives of the characters in The Visitor. Other long distant relationships are depicted in Dear John and The Lake House.