Overview
The comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it give Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.
This was such an odd movie. One one hand there is a lot that didn’t work. For example, the acting by the non-leads is absolutely atrocious. Was David Arquette always such a bad actor? And so many of the scenes were completely mediocre. It often feels like a bizzarro Hallmark movie. But there were also things that I did like. The movie took a rather unique approach to telling the story by not having the focus of the movie be on one character. And despite the large stretches of mediocrity, it did have some heart (much of this was due to the male lead).
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Movie title: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Movie description: The comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it give Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.
Date published: 2023-02-24
Director(s): Hans Canosa
Actor(s): Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks, David Arquette, Scott Foley, Lauren Stamile, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Chase Ramsey, Jordyn McIntosh, Nate Richman, Alexander Pobutsky, Chandey Michaels, Keri Safran, Miranda Roldán, Jackenson Pierre Olmo Diaz, Blaire Brown, Charlotte Thanh Theresin
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
My Review
This was such an odd movie. One one hand there is a lot that didn’t work. For example, the acting by the non-leads is absolutely atrocious. Was David Arquette always such a bad actor? And so many of the scenes were completely mediocre. It often feels like a bizzarro Hallmark movie. But there were also things that I did like. The movie took a rather unique approach to telling the story by not having the focus of the movie be on one character. And despite the large stretches of mediocrity, it did have some heart (much of this was due to the male lead).
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My Review - 5/10
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