Laggies [Blu-ray]

Director: Lynn Shelton

Overview

Lynn Shelton's Laggies features Keira Knightley as Megan, a woman in her late twenties who finds herself living much like she has since high school. She has no career path, she hangs with the same friends, and she's been dating her high-school sweetheart Anthony (Mark Webber) ever since their prom. One night, Megan meets Annika (Chlo? Grace Moretz), a teenager who lives with her dad (Sam Rockwell), a divorce lawyer, and the two develop a friendship. When Anthony proposes to Megan, she needs a week to think it over, and moves in with Annika and her father. Laggies screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2015
UPC:	0031398209348
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONS GAT
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Audio commentary with director Lynn Shelton; "Lagging On with Lynn Shelton" featurette; "Shooting Seattle: The Look of Laggies" featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keira Knightley	Actor
Ellie Kemper	Actor
Jeff Garlin	Actor
Chlo? Grace Moretz	Actor
Sam Rockwell	Actor
Mark Webber	Actor
Kaitlyn Dever	Actor
Gretchen Mol	Actor
Louis Hobson	Actor
Benjamin Gibbard	Composer
Eric Riedmann	Actor
Sara Coates	Actor
Daniel Zovatto	Actor
Dylan Arnold	Actor
Jodi Thelen	Actor
David Brown-King	Buzzed Ear Piercing Guy
Mari Nelson	Joanne,Prom DJ
Hannah Horton	High School Girl
Kyle Love	Dan
Phillip Abraham	Teen Anthony
Sarah Wright	Teen Allison,Teen Allison
Rachelle Henry	Junior Bridesmaid #1
Rocki DuCharme	Teen Savannah
Eliza Brown	Junior Bridesmaid #2
Ernie Joseph	Groomsman #1
Larissa Schmitz	Teen Megan
Katie Griffith	Sophomore Girl #2
Rashaan Freeman	Groomsman #2
Kevin Seal	Minister
Maura Lindsay	Teen Danielle
Kirsten deLohr Helland	Danielle
Basil Harris	Wedding DJ
Heidi Bove	Sophomore Girl #3
Moses Yim	Parker
Zoe McLane	Sophomore Girl #1
Amy Thone	Mrs. Halpsky
Susan Carr	Nancy
Bryan Sevener	Partygoer
Jasmin Savoy Brown	Music Kid
Dylan Smith	Some Guy
Joey Ally	Espresso Server
Michael Shin	Officer #2
Omar Silva	Bartender
Steve Snoey	Wedding Guest
Tony Doupe	Officer
Aaron Washington	Young Officer
Amey Morris	Wedding Guest
Bhama Roget	Airport Gate Agent
Tessa Archer	Wedding Couple - Bride
Simon Hamlin	Wedding Couple - Groom

Technical Credits

Andrea Seigel

Andrea Seigel	Screenwriter
Gordon Bijelonic	Executive Producer,Producer
Ankur Rungta	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Shawn Simpson	Executive Producer,Producer
Kevin Scott Frakes	Producer
Steve Golin	Producer
Alix Madigan	Producer
Myles Nestel	Producer
Raj Brinder Singh	Producer
Rosalie Swedlin	Producer
Dean Gavoni	Producer
Paul Green	Producer,Executive Producer
Kyle Dean Jackson	Producer
Jennifer Roth	Producer,Executive Producer
Lisa Wilson	Producer,Executive Producer
Craig Chapman	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Tales of twentysomethings being forced to finally grow up -- call them delayed coming-of-age stories -- are nothing new. However, Lynn Shelton's Laggies does offer the novelty of making its main character a woman who's still mentally stuck in her teen years, rather than an immature dude who just needs to commit to the right lady. Keira Knightley stars as Megan, a directionless college graduate whose life has been more or less the same for a decade. She loves being doted on by her gregarious dad (Jeff Garlin), she's still dating her high-school sweetheart Anthony (Mark Webber), and her social life revolves around the same gang of friends she had when she was a teen. However, at the wedding of her BFF Allison (Ellie Kemper), Megan's world is shaken when Anthony proposes and she discovers that her dad is cheating on her mother. Emotionally overwhelmed, she drives away from the reception and ends up at a convenience store, where she meets high schooler Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz). The articulate teen convinces Megan to buy booze for her and her friends, and Megan proceeds to hang out with them for the rest of the night, leading to some unexpected bonding between the new buddies. Convinced she needs a week away from everything before settling down with Anthony, Megan tells her fiancé that she is going to a training seminar, but instead moves in with Annika and her single father Craig (Sam Rockwell). She helps Annika negotiate her romantic dramas, and also begins to feel a spark with the latter's dad. Lynn Shelton established her career in the mumblecore scene; she garnered strong notices for her male friendship/sex comedy Humpday, and then scored a critical hit with the love-triangle comedy-drama Your Sister's Sister. Laggies retains the feel of her largely improvised earlier work, but the script, by first-time scribe Andrea Seigel, gives the film a structure that prevents it from meandering. There might not be any big surprises in the character arcs, but there is a logical progression to what happens. That structure, and the ticking seven-day clock, gives the movie a welcome touch of momentum that's frequently absent in small stories like this one. Shelton's films have always lived or died on the strength of her actors, and Knightley gives a solid, unaffected performance that keeps Laggies centered. Megan's refusal to grow up is pretty much the only unlikable thing about her, and the actress manages to make that flaw frustrating without ever overplaying it. Megan isn't childlike; she's just afraid of the future. Knightley and Moretz have a warm, sisterly chemistry, and Jeff Garlin scores in his few scenes as Megan's dad -- you can see in him the seeds of his daughter's immaturity. However, the movie's best asset is the ceaselessly charismatic Sam Rockwell. His Craig is a divorce lawyer who's representing the father of Annika's emotionally troubled friend, and he oozes smug superiority. However, nobody can give smarmy jerks a soul like Rockwell, who makes sure that Craig's concern for his daughter is just as prominent as his character's sarcastic cynicism. Laggies is a charmingly slight movie, but it's full of lovely performances. Shelton proves here that she can work with a larger budget and a sturdier story, and if she's interested, that she can make bigger films without sacrificing her unique voice. As the closing credits roll, we realize that both the main character and the director have grown up.