Laggies

Starring Kiera Knightly (as Megan), Chloe Grace Moretz (as Annika) and Sam Rockwell (as Craig), this 2014 movie is a comedy about acting your age and other adult decisions.

Ten years after her graduation, Megan seemed to be throwing away her degree, lounging at ome every day. Then, one day Megan met Chloe (whose parents are divorced) outside the Grocery Outlet after she left a wedding party halfway because she saw her dad cheating on her mum. They spent time together, and Megan returned home late and her boyfriend proposed to her. Megan didn’t know what to do with her future.

One day, Megan wents to Chloe’s school to meet her teacher, pretending to be Chloe’s mum. To ‘repay’ her, Chloe lets her go and stay in her house for a week as she (Megan) ‘needs to lie low’.

Megan had got into the habit of wanting people to make decisions for her. After college, she worked at some random jobs and thought she wanted to be a counsellor as she thought she wanted to have honest conversations with people; but during her internship, she diddn’t relate to any of her clients, which made her feel like a total fraud.

Annika’s dad let Megan stay in the guest room. They went for a drink together one night and he confirmed that she genuinely liked his daughter. He then invited her to stay a bit longer if she wanted. Annika decided if her dad and Megan were dating, it’d be cool because she wanted both of them to be happy as she loved them both. She discovered Megan was engaged and got upset.They got into a car accident and Megan was arrested for drunk driving. Craig went to see her in jail and Megan confessed she needed to get her head together.

Megan’s father picked her up when she was released from the Seattle Police Department and talked about what relationships were. (“It’s work, and it’s always changing. It’s always changing.”) Megan went back to her boyfriend and they got ready to go to Las Vegas but decided to call it quits before they boarded the flight.

Megan attended Annika’s prom and admitted that she’d broken up with her boyfriend as she had really, really fallen for Craig. (Lesson: You can’t keep putting aside what you want for some imaginary future.) Then she went to Craig’s house to ask for a second chance.

The movie is surprisingly good and enjoyable despite its unattrative title. The music is wonderful too. There are lots and lots of hip, modern songs whenever the focus is on Chloe and the younger group of people.There are nice, sentimental and romantic songs when the focus is on Megan and Craig. There is soothing music accompanying picturesque views of the city. Best of all, there is classical music, such as Canon In D (by Pachelbel) at the wedding, Etude No 2 (by Chopin) during a romantic scene and Gymnopedie (by Erik Satie) in a solemn scene.