
In a World...
★★★☆☆




Directed by
Lake Bell
Produced by Lake Bell, Mark Roberts, Jett Steiger, and Eddie Vaisman
Written by Lake Bell
With: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Eva Longoria, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Tig Notaro, Nick Offerman, Michaela Watkins, and Geena Davis
Editing: Tom McArdle
Music: Ryan Miller
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color
Produced by Lake Bell, Mark Roberts, Jett Steiger, and Eddie Vaisman
Written by Lake Bell
With: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Eva Longoria, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Tig Notaro, Nick Offerman, Michaela Watkins, and Geena Davis
Runtime:
93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Color/Aspect: Color / 2.35 : 1
Cinematography:
Seamus TierneyRelease Date: 13 September 2013
Color/Aspect: Color / 2.35 : 1
Editing: Tom McArdle
Music: Ryan Miller
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color

In a World...
★★★☆☆



Lake Bell, who has played many supporting roles in
films like It’s Complicated and No Strings Attached and TV
shows like The Practice and Boston Legal, graduates to
writer/director/star in In a World... a charming though insufficient
comedy about women in Hollywood. Bell plays a voice-over artist trying to break
through the glass ceiling (or glass floor) of the movie trailer industry. In creating a story about a woman who
uses her voice to give voice to women, she has found a sharp and clever
conceit, but both the premise and the message of this film feel about ten years
too late. Of course this tardiness is a result of Hollywood itself being so
slow to change its male dominated culture. Still, I wish the female-empowerment politics of this indie
had been more hard hitting. I’m sure Bell wants to win over as large an
audience as possible and showcase her talent without alienating viewers, but
the film comes off too safe and careful to qualify as either sharp social
commentary or a really funny screwball comedy. The script has too many
underdeveloped plot threads and it becomes disappointingly soft in the third
act. Still, I found a great deal to enjoy in this picture and I think Bell is a
dynamic and engaging lead, more than capable of carrying a movie. She also
surrounds herself with a solid and entertaining cast, especially Fred Melamed
as her insensitive, chauvinistic father. While I found this movie too slight,
I’m excited to see what Bell comes up with next; she has the makings of a great
triple threat filmmaker.
Directed by
Lake Bell
Produced by Lake Bell, Mark Roberts, Jett Steiger, and Eddie Vaisman
Written by Lake Bell
With: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Eva Longoria, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Tig Notaro, Nick Offerman, Michaela Watkins, and Geena Davis
Editing: Tom McArdle
Music: Ryan Miller
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color
Produced by Lake Bell, Mark Roberts, Jett Steiger, and Eddie Vaisman
Written by Lake Bell
With: Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Eva Longoria, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Tig Notaro, Nick Offerman, Michaela Watkins, and Geena Davis
Runtime:
93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Color/Aspect: Color / 2.35 : 1
Cinematography:
Seamus TierneyRelease Date: 13 September 2013
Color/Aspect: Color / 2.35 : 1
Editing: Tom McArdle
Music: Ryan Miller
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: 13 September 2013
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color
How I Rate Films
★★★★★
One of the 5000 greatest films. Usually only awarded after repeat viewings, so there are more five-star films from decades past than recent years.
★★★★☆
An excellent film. Possibly one of the 5000 and certainly worthy of repeated viewing.
★★★☆☆
A good film well worth seeing. Films listed at the top of this ranking could end up one of the 5000.
★★☆☆☆
A disappointment, an interesting failure, or just a bad movie. Still, maybe worth seeing: I often enjoy the top two-star films in a given list more than the bottom three-star films.
★☆☆☆☆
A bad, rant-worthy film. Should be avoided regardless of hype or talent involved.
☆☆☆☆☆
One of the worst films.
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