Uncertainty: Make up your damn mind!

Title: Uncertainty

Director: Scott McGehee, David Seigel

Writer: Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lynn Collins

Grade: C

Synopsis: The flip of a coin sends a couple into two extremely opposite outcomes on a hot July 4th day.

Good Movie For: JGL lovers

If you look at the screen saver to my phone, you will instantly know why I watched this movie. I've been a JGL-er since his long haired days as Tommy on 3rd Rock from the Sun. I really should stop picking my movie choices based on my infatuation for the lead actor, but hey, you need a little eye candy to help you get through an excruciating two hours. Not that watching this movie was excruciating. It did have many high points, but yet again it did have many low points. 

I think one of the many reason why I love JGL is the fact that he has been able to blossom from a child actor into an amazing adult actor (that kind of sounds like he's a porn star. Adult Actor). Anyway, I personally think that he strives best in romances. I mean don't get me wrong, I loved all the room tilting in Inception, but one flash of those deep set dimples and you continue to believe that he is truly in love with his co-star. The boy could make a romance with a lamp post believable. That being said, the chemistry in this movie between Gordon-Levitt and Collins just seems off. It seems extremely forced. Not necessarily an uncomfortable forced, but a let's touch and hold hands and kiss a lot so the audience remembers that we love each other.

Another nit-picky thing that I observed was the presence of a lot of filler and useless dialog. "Is he dead?" Of course he's dead. You just saw 6 bullets penetrate his back. He'll survive. Sure. At times it felt as if Gordon-Levitt was consoling a child rather than his girlfriend.

All knockdowns aside, the dual story aspect is an interesting take. While one storyline is steeped in drama, the other stenches of action. It certainly makes you think about the decisions you make in your life. What would have happened if I had taken that road, walked that path, or crossed that bridge. Overall, it was a decent movie.