While Rothe and Shum make for an attractive couple, the lack of character development and reality grows utterly distracting as Sol is diagnosed with liver cancer that he at first seems to beat.Īfter a cheesy engagement, they start planning a small affair which is quickly escalated by their friends as Sol’s diagnosis takes a turn for the worst. The trade-off is Sol won’t give up on his dreams of becoming a chef and now that he’s given up his place, he can finally follow his dreams and quit that marketing gig he hates.ĭirected by Marc Meyers, a filmmaker who’s previous romantic drama How He Fell In Love was filled with richer nuance, All My Life is far from a subtle character study mixing tones first as an upbeat, yet humorless romantic comedy and later as a sentimental drama with feel-good moments that feel awfully forced with long monologues about how they’ve changed each other’s lives. You know, the stuff worthy of Instagram influencers.Īfter a few dates and some professional stress faced by Sol, Jennifer soon invites him to move into her luxury apartment for young professionals in an anonymous hipster neighborhood that she can barely afford––remember, Jennifer doesn’t have a job or seemingly any interest in a career at all. While out a sports bar with friends, Jennifer and Solomon bond over a margarita and decide to meet up for a run and a trip to the farmers market the next day, where they bond over an instrumental rendition of Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger, lavender candles, and Zucchini poppers from Sol’s buddy’s food truck. Jennifer is a student who never seems to have any professional interests Sol works first in marketing but has a true passion for food. In this narrative version, Carter (Jessica Rothe) and Chau (Harry Shum Jr.) are imagined as twenty-somethings living their lives in search of “something more” as Jennifer’s voiceover tells us upfront. Cat Scan / Questions to Ask Sol / Sol Convalescing (3:50)Ģ0.Inspired by real-life couple Jennifer Carter and Solomon “Sol” Chau, All My Life is the sanitized, sanded-down version of what probably would have been a very interesting documentary that wouldn’t require the sugary artificiality of a script that feels like it was written by a mall focus group recruited exclusively from customers of Williams Sonoma and Pink by Victoria’s Secret. Visit the official movie website for more information.ġ5. theaters this weekend by Universal Pictures and will be coming out on VOD later this month. The movie chronicles the journey of an engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery. All My Life is directed by Marc Meyers and stars Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr, Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott and Settle herself. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, December 4 and will be available to stream/download here. Also included are Keala Settle’s covers of The Cure’s Love Song and Pat Benatar’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot as featured in the movie. The album features the film’s original score composed by Lisbeth Scott ( Tumble Leaf, American Son, I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story, Justine). Zackary Cox on Michael Giacchino to Reteam with Taika Waititi on ‘Next Goal Wins’īack Lot Music will release a soundtrack album for the romantic drama All My Life.on Henry Jackman Scoring Disney’s ‘Strange World’
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