Nobody Walks (2012)
Directed by Ry Russo-Young
A young woman's arrival sparks a surge of energy into a laid-back, artistic Los Angeles household, forcing the residents to confront their own fears and desires in an intricate dance of lust, denial and deception.
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What critics compared Nobody Walks to
Director Ry Russo-Young’s (Nobody Walks (2012), You Won’t Miss Me (2009)) adaptation of Lauren Oliver’s wildly successful 2010 Young Adult novel is only fitfully entertaining and hilariously earnest.
Adapted from Lauren Oliver’s successful YA novel of the same name, helmer Ry Russo-Young’s fourth feature Before I Fall sees the indie director ( Nobody Walks , You Wont Miss Me , Orphans ) successfully transitioning to mainstream filmmaking.
While the story easily could have fallen into a broken-record rut, “Nobody Walks” director Russo-Young finds ways of making the day in question feel fresh each time Sam lives it, while giving the overall presentation a look, feel, and voice that’s distinct from the vast swatch of YA movies.
But Russo-Young (Nobody Walks) has some surprises in store, and while it’s best not to reveal them, it is worth noting that, though Before I Fall bites Groundhog Day ’s conceit, Sam’s reasons for being in this loop are different than those experienced by Bill Murray ’s character.