Christ, can fall get here fast enough? This has been one of the most uninspiring summer movie seasons ever, and it only makes the quality releases coming in a few months all the more essential. Yesterday, Sofia Coppola threw us a life preserver by way of her trailer for Somewhere, and now it's Never Let Me Go's turn.
Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield all star in...wait, what's that? Your ticket is already bought? I mean, mine too, but let me tell you a little bit more about the film, just for tradition's sake. It's based on the acclaimed Kazuo Ishiguro novel about three young adults who are being groomed for...something...at a very eerie boarding school, and it's directed by Mark Romanek. I thought his One Hour Photo was absurd, but I want to believe in this one, Mark. I want to believe!
VERDICT: Sold.