Like Crazy

Like Crazy

This was a touching, emotional and believable tale. Jacob and Anna meet at college in the States. They fall madly in love. This is a simpatico team. They laugh. They discuss everything. He loves to hear her reading her essays. The problem is that Anna is from England and her visa is running out. She wants to stay with Jacob but ultimately is forced to leave the country. My heart wept for her.
They tried a long distance relationship but that obviously is almost impossible. She wasn’t allowed back into the States for a long time because of her violation.
In the meantime she gets a good job and promotions start happening.
Jacob is running a successful furniture designing business. He begins a relationship with his attractive assistant.
They do keep in touch and love does seem to find a way or does it. The conclusion is open ended and I would love to hear what the audience presumes will happen.
Felicity Jones is superb in the role of Anna. She is perky and quiet and serene at the right time. Jacob is beautifully portrayed by Anton Yelchin. Those two were meant for each other and fate had such a nasty way of intervening.
Anna’s parents add some humor to the story. They were always so supportive of Anna when she was with Jacob and later with another chap.
The story is so possible and I found it heartbreaking that geography had to split up such a wonderful couple. But then I am such a romantic soul at heart.
This is a refreshing story well told.