Living 'til the End
by Amanda Goodwin
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Actor: Jamie Ray Newman, Janet Carroll, Sean Maher, Steven TobolowskyDirector: Amanda Goodwin
Brand: HART SHARP VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Arts Alliance America
Movie Reviews of Living 'til the End
Movie Review: Good Story Overcomes Gimmicks
Summary: 5 Stars
"Living 'til the End" overcomes a quirky start to deliver a moving, unpredictable story. Jack Whilton is told by a fortune teller that death will inform his next birthday. The prediction plays into Jack's existing fear of death, and as the real story begins, Jack is hiding in his apartment, facing off against death with health shakes and a football helmet. He meets a tearful Audrey in the elevator, gripping her rejected novel manuscript. Audrey is dying, and Jack is a perfect companion, since he is an estate planner. An odd, edgy friendship ensues. Will Audrey chase Jack's agoraphobia? Will Audrey find peace before she dies?
Amanda Goodwin wrote, directed, edited and produced this movie. The result is impressive. I will watch for her future films.
The film boasts an excellent supporting cast, including Stephen Tobolowsky and John Getz. Sean Maher is convincing as a sensitive guy trying to overcome his fears.
Jamie Ray Newman grabs the screen from the moment she enters the story. The actress has an extraordinary face, which Goodwin wisely exploits with intimate close-ups. Newman sells Audrey's mood swings without compromising the story's turns.
Unlike similar films, including "Broken Flowers," and "Lost in Translation," the power of Goodwin's film comes from the interaction between the two main characters. Rather than set pieces followed by reaction shots, we see real give-and-take that makes the evolving relationship seem real.
My only real quibble with the movie is the ending, which struck me as uncharacteristically mean-spirited for a movie with a good heart and no villains.
Summary of Living 'til the End
Told by a psychic of his imminent death on his next birthday jack lives out the year as a hopeless agoraphobic until he meets a young woman audrey who has a similar problem - she is also dying. Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 07/17/2007 Starring: Sean Maher Jamie Ray Newman Run time: 80 minutesSimilar DVD Movies
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