Janice (Jenna Fisher from the US Office) is down on her luck, evicted from her flat and living with her bossy younger Sister, she takes a minimum wage job at the local Zoo selling Juices, here she meets up with Tim (Chris Messina) who's also in the dumps, recently dumped, and trying to make ends meet as a street performer, soon they form a friendship, but this seem doomed to be scuppered by Janice's meddling, but well meaning, Sister.
I only caught this by chance whilst browsing Netflix, reviews were good, both from critics and public alike, and Jenna Fisher comes across so charming as a person I thought I'd give it a go, and boy was I rewarded. Utterly charming main characters, the film isn't smaltzy, but shows the flaws and frailties of normal folks dealing with the everyday ups and downs and complications that life throws at us. The film has some great moments, when Jenna first encounters The Giant Mechanical Man to the tune of Great Northerns wistful "Our Bleeding Hearts", when Tim opens his heart to Jenna ("I just think you're great) and the films finale, the ending you hope you will get, and it delivers brilliantly.
*****
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