Customer Ratings & Reviews

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan. For me, although perhaps the likelihood of these two personalities connecting in any other circumstance, it works for this situation, and by the end, I really cared about them and I found the ending very touching and beautiful.

Excellent movie, but I’m disappointed there was no digital copy included.

Good average post-apocalyptic. Comedy worth at least one viewing.

One of my relatives bought this DVD movie, we all share movies after we have watched them.

This is a quirky romantic comedy. Fun for a day in bed watching movies during the winter.

I enjoyed this movie because its a comedy and takes a different angle on the end of the world movies we are used too. a must watch.

I love this movie, funny, sad, ironic all rolled into one.

Thank you so much for everything! !I would tell friends. About all this so thanks so much

What would you do with less than three weeks to live? Give up? Commit suicide? Take whatever you want from whoever you wanted and wave goodbye in the final moment? Think about it. The first thing we hear during the film is that an asteroid is headed toward Earth and the last effort made to stop it has failed. We hear this over a car radio with a man and woman in front listening. The man, Dodge (played by Steve Carrell) says nothing as his wife (played by Carrell’s actual wife Nancy Carrell) leaves the car without a word. Dodge, an insurance salesman, returns to work the next day for lack of a better idea. The office is nearly empty and, while starting his car to return home, a coworker lands on Dodge’s windshield. His friends have embraced their fate by throwing a party in their home filled with drugs, alcohol, and free love. Dodge flees the party in terror and returns to his empty apartment. On another night, he wanders a local park, drinks Windex and passes out. When he wakes, he finds a dog tethered to his foot with the word “sorry” written on a Post-It note on his sweater. He takes the dog home and reminisces about a lost love until he’s interrupted by his neighbor crying on the fire escape. The neighbor, Penny (played by Keira Knightley), had just broken up with her boyfriend who caused her to miss the last plane home to her family in England. Despite their proximity, they’ve never spoken. So Penny (Knightley) takes the opportunity and hands Dodge some mail that was meant for him but placed in her mailbox. Among the many letters he didn’t get, there’s a letter from the same former girlfriend Dodge had been thinking about. A riot breaks out that evening causing Dodge to leave town and invite Penny along, claiming he knows someone with a plane who can bring her to her family. Along the way they encounter others making a final journey while they, meaning Dodge and Penny, develop a close relationship of their own. This is not your typical comedy, obviously. Nor is it your typical end of the world film. In your typical end of the world film, e.g. Armageddon, Deep Impact, 2012, the world doesn’t end. The last great hope of humanity works and everyone lives happily ever after. And your typical comedy isn’t this gruesome. I call it that not because gory images are a constant in the film, but because they appear unexpectedly and startle the other characters and the viewers. Still, Knightley and Carrell play well off each other and their story is believable enough. As for the supporting cast, Martin Sheen, Derek Luke, and T.J. Miller among them, they all bring something to the story.

Most people will be tempted to wait for this movie to come down in price before considering a purchase. Don't make that mistake. If ever a film were worth an extra $5 it's this one. This is a love story in the vein of movies like "Cold Mountain", "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind" and "Harold & Maude". It only makes sense to the two people in love. It has the ability to draw a cult following like "The Big Lebowski" because of the clever dialogue. You can measure how much in a love you are as a couple by watching this movie together. You will find yourself remembering quotes like, "It's not enough time - It would have never been enough time - " or "Nobody's anybody's anything anymore." The cast is amazing even a cameo by Patton Oswalt can't spoil this little gem of a movie. There is no CGI, this movie could have been made by a guy with a $6k budget and because of how well it was written, it would be the same film. Can you say that about any Super Hero blockbuster you've seen? This is a love story trapped in a dark comedy set in a Shakespearean tragedy. It's the best film I've seen in 2012 and the best film I've seen since "The Descendants". If you are a hopeless romantic you will wear out your player watching this film over and over. If you are an intellectual, the sarcasm and dark themed humor will appeal to you. This movie treats you like an adult without excessive vulgarity and no nudity. There is no pandering in this movie. You will love it or hate it. I loved it. it's far to smart just to like. If you want to leave your brain outside your head for 2 hours, there are plenty of movies for you. Including a ton of romantic comedies. This isn't a romantic comedy. It's a love story that has great comedy entwined. There is a difference. Buy this movie.

SAFFTEOTW is a fantastic sleeper comedy/drama. Even though it is more of a drama, the comedy is enough to get you invested in the characters. Carrell and Knightly have great chemistry and while the second half is heavier on the drama, it's forgivable yet overall this is a great film that will laugh, cry and be glad you didn't rent Transformers.