seeking a friend for the end of the world

Review || BY Alison Willmore || 06 20 2012 5:30 PM

REVIEW: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Falters With Forced Romance

Steve Carell, Keira Knightley - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

If the world were ending imminently — say, in three weeks — would you throw off the shackles of social confines and indulge in every crazy impulse the moment inspired? Would you seek out your loved ones in order to spend your last days in their company? Would you just stay put and continue on as normal right up until the final moment? Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, the directorial debut of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist writer Lorene Scafaria, combines a deviously tragicomic take on the approaching annihilation of mankind with a irritatingly unconvincing and unnecessary love story.
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The 2-Minute Verdict || BY Jen Yamato || 02 10 2012 10:10 AM

Steve Carell, Keira Knightley and the End of the World: Three Great Tastes That Taste Great Together?

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World trailer

I'll admit it: I groaned a bit when word first broke that Steve Carell and Keira Knightley were set to play opposite each other in a romantic comedy set against the end of the world. Knightley, I dreaded, would be reduced to playing May-December arm candy to Carell in her first non-heavy project since Bend it Like Beckham. But as the first trailer for Lorene Scafaria's Seeking a Friend for the End of the World demonstrates, maybe I shouldn't have worried so much. Maybe.
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