ANOTHER EARTH

RHODA JUST GOT EXCEPTED TO MIT AND IS HAVING A PARTY TO CELEBRATE.  SHE'S BEEN DRINKING, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME HEARS A REPORT ON THE RADIO THAT A SECOND EARTH HAS BEEN DISCOVERED.  SHE LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY AND SEE THE NEW PLANET AND CRASHES INTO A CAR WITH JOHN AN HIS FAMILY.  JOHN SURVIVES, BUT HIS FAMILY IS KILLED AND RHODA SPENDS FOUR YEARS IN JAIL.  AFTER BEING RELEASED, SHE SEEKS REDEMPTION AND WANTS TO APOLOGIZE TO JOHN.  BUT SHE LOSES HER NERVE, AND INSTEAD IN TIME RHODA AND JOHN BEGIN A ROMANCE.  MEANWHILE THEY BOTH ARE DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING ANOTHER EARTH AND ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT BRINGS.
A LITTLE QUIRKY, THIS MOVIE USES THE SCIENCE FICTION IDEA OF A SECOND EARTH TO EXPLORE THE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE RELATIONSHIP A PERSON HAS WITH HIMSELF.  FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU MET YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK YOURSELF?  OR, IS THE BUDDING ROMANCE BETWEEN RHODA AND JOHN EXIST ON THE SECOND EARTH IF THE ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN?  THESE TYPE OF IDEAS ARE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE, BUT THEY ARE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT NOTHING IS CONFUSING -- IT ALL SEEMS TO FLOW LOGICALLY.  THE VERY LAST SCENE OF THE MOVIE WILL GENERATE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE VIEWER, WHICH IS GOOD SINCE A MOVIE SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK AND QUESTION YOUR BELIEFS.  AS FOR THE STORY AND ACTING, THEY ARE BOTH STRONG.  THE EDITING CAN BE A LITTLE CHOPPY AT TIMES, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.  THIS MOVIE SHOULD GO ON YOUR TO WATCH LIST.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5

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