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From Google Images For one reason or another, I shelved this movie for the longest time.  I thought it was "the same old story", so I told myself that I would only watch this when I need  predictability. The day finally arrived so I started watching it. As the movie went on I realised that even if it did have elements of predictability, the story was somehow unique in more ways than one. All in all, the movie was very fair to all characters, including someone who would crossover ahead of the others. There was no real villain.  Even the "blockades" were reasonable people. JILL WAGNER(Annie) is really gorgeous, but her demeanour in this movie changed with her every mood.  Even her beauty was different depending on her dress. COLIN EGGLEFIELD's role, Ben, is a year older than hers, but since she's always working under the heat of the sun, there were moments that she looked older than him.  For me, that's very realistic. I also learned a lot ...

Asa Butterfield as Gardner and Britt Robertson as Tulsa Photograph from teaser-trailer.com Side story: Watching this movie was unplanned.  I just felt I needed to go out of the house for a while.  No.  I didn't stay in the house all day.  As a matter of fact, I arrived home after a heavy day and decided everything before cooking dinner for my folks.   I called my Bestie and asked if she could accompany me.  I already planned to watch another movie with some other friends next week and yet another movie with my folks.  It was the "only" movie I could watch and the time was perfect...just before dinner!   Thank goodness she was free and she was interested in watching this movie.   Crazy me.   I just knew the title and the premise, but I didn't know who is in it and I call myself a researcher?  This was not the first time it happened, but somehow I wanted to watch this movie with a clean slate.   It turns out Besti...