It is fitting, I guess, that a film about a writer who spends more of her time intellectualizing life than allowing herself to experience it would be better at telling than showing.
Lou (Chloë Grace Moretz) is an aspiring YA novelist who stumbles into a lucrative side hustle writing personalized wedding vows. Despite never having been married herself (in fact, she’s fresh off a broken engagement), she discovers a real knack for putting into words both the enormity and specificity of a couple’s love.
Love Language
The Bottom Line Words fall short.
Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Spotlight)
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Manny Jacinto, Anthony Ramos, Isabel May, Billie Lourd, Lukas Gage
Director-screenwriter: Joey Power
1 hour 45 minutes
But if the film, like its heroine, does a decent job of explaining emotions, it has a
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