“Stuck in Love” is the story of the Borgens family, a family of writers who just can’t seem to escape love’s cruel grip. Greg Kinnear plays the father of the family, an acclaimed writer who is head-over-heels for his ex-wife, played by Jennifer Connelly. The couple’s two children, played by Lily Collins and Nat Wolff, each face their own struggles with romance. Collins’ character is adverse to the idea of falling in love because she knows what it did to her father, and her brother falls for a drug-using teen who drags him along on her downward spiral.
The Borgens family acts – and even looks – like a real family, which really aids the film’s believability. The movie’s main theme is that love can hurt but is ultimately worth it, and this initially struck me as played out; however the execution of this theme is definitely something special, mainly due to the amazing performances of Nat Wolff, Logan Lerman, and Jennifer Connelly. A few plot-twists keep the movie from becoming too predictable.
My overall favorite part of the movie was definitely the script. Writer Josh Boone, who also wrote “The Fault in Our Stars,” combines witty banter, thought-provoking ideas, and realistic emotion which, along with the amazing soundtrack, left me feeling as though I’d had my heart broken right along with the characters. Though it’s not perfect, “Stuck in Love” is a definite must-watch.
