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Dodge : I just want to lay here with you. Just want to talk to you. Penny : Okay. What are we gonna talk about? Dodge : Where'd you grow up? Penny : Well, I was born in Surrey. My whole family are from there. My mum was a journalist before she married my dad.

They never fought. Or at least we never heard them fight. Charlie's the oldest, then Benny, then me. We had a sister but she died when she was born. I still think about her. Dodge : What was her name? What was your sister's name? Penny : Patricia. Patricia Hope Lockhart. Dodge : That's beautiful. That's a beautiful name. Penny : I wish I'd met you a long time ago. When we were kids. Dodge : It couldn't have happened any other way.

It had to happen now. Penny : But it isn't enough time. Dodge : It never would have been. Dodge : I You're my favorite, favorite thing. Penny : I thought that somehow we'd save each other. Dodge : We did. I'm really glad I got to know you. Sign In. Play trailer Adventure Comedy Drama. Dodge wants to reconnect with his high-school sweetheart. Penny hopes to find transport back to England all airline flights have been discontinued so she can devote her remaining time to repairing frayed ties with her semi-estranged family.

Dodge becomes increasingly conflicted between the search for his old flame and his kindling feelings for Penny. But the welcome affirmation of their increasing mutual affection is offset by less acceptable elements.

Another, of more sweeping concern, is the implicit message that, in a world without God, romance is the only source of salvation. The film contains fleeting blasphemous humor, brief but intense violence with gore, drug use, underage drinking, cohabitation, off-screen premarital sexual activity, a couple of uses of profanity and much rough and crude language.

Lorene Scafaria. Steve Golin , Joy Gorman Wettels. Jun 22, wide. Oct 23, Focus Features. Datasat, Dolby Stereo. Steve Carell Dodge. Keira Knightley Penny. Adam Brody Owen. Connie Britton Diane. Melanie Lynskey Karen. Rob Corddry Warren. Patton Oswalt Roache. Derek Luke Speck. Martin Sheen Frank. Roger Aaron Brown Alfred. Rob Huebel Jeremy. Gillian Jacobs Waitress, Katie. Tonita Castro Elsa. Leslie Murphy Amy. William Petersen Trucker. Nancy Carell Linda. Lorene Scafaria Director.

Lorene Scafaria Screenwriter. Steve Golin Producer. Joy Gorman Wettels Producer. Nathan Kahane Executive Producer. Nicole Brown Executive Producer. Tim Orr Cinematographer. Chris Spellman Production Design. Zene Baker Film Editor. Kristin M. Burke Costume Designer. Rob Simonsen Original Music. Jonathan Sadoff Original Music. Jeanne McCarthy Casting. Nicole Abellera Casting. Kathy Lucas Set Decoration.

Johnson Maclean's Magazine. View All Critic Reviews It opens in July 25 and has the self-aware advantage of being a Manic Pixie Pygmalion movie.

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