In a World...
Published February 24, 2014
Film info
- Title In a World...
- Director Lake Bell
- Year 2013
- Run time 1hr 33m
- Genre Comedy
- Tagline Speak up and let your voice be heard
Inside the cutthroat culture of movie trailer voice-over artists, Carol, a young female voice coach, joins the all-male race to land the white-hot new trailer of a blockbuster trilogy, and with it lay claim to the legendary catchphrase 'In a world...'.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:30 | “He was the Don.” And his name was Don. Geddit? |
| 6:28 | Getting psychological advice from Yahoo Health. Brilliant! |
| 7:45 | “I’m gonna support you by not supporting you.” |
| 17:31 | He does have a very nice Irish accent. |
| 19:17 | She’s dipping a spoon into chocolate spread and then peanut butter. I know it exists but I do not approve. |
| 21:34 | Argh, people with “funny” voicemail messages. |
| 24:53 | I can’t see showering in someone else’s apartment, and I’m not sure about letting someone in to shower either! |
| 28:10 | Are they the clothes she wears or is she having a laundry situation? |
| 28:38 | Lewis has the most awkward conversations in the world! Amazing. |
| 31:25 | Genius licence plate: “Anunci8” |
| 36:45 | She said she’d be classy, within minutes she’s drunkenly dancing and falling over. |
| 41:29 | “There’s something about you that reminds me of me,” is not a chat up line. |
| 48:48 | Working in a recording studio must be ace. |
| 51:08 | “The Amazon Games quadrilogy.” Amazing. |
| 51:42 | Dropping the broccoli is a phrase I don’t know but wish I did. |
| 1:05:34 | Lewis mixed up his metaphors a lot but I’m still rooting for him. |
| 1:08:25 | “If you need anything, coach on the couch.” |
| 1:10:10 | Who sets their alarm for 7:17am? |
| 1:14:06 | The In a World thing is kinda laughable though, these days, isn’t it? |
| 1:20:49 | That’s Cameron D! |
| 1:22:15 | This Midwestern accent is fascinating! |
Conclusions
We’d had this film on our radar and wanted to watch it a while ago but other films kept taking priority. Eventually, we rented it to force our hand and thus got round to a viewing.
It was awkward at every single stage, each scene containing yet more amazing awkwardness, embarrassing conversations and shameful situations. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, except there was no let up in the cringing!
Mostly, it was a good film, although some of the characters did seem to be caricatures of real human beings - Gustav in particular. I was also slightly skeptical that there is so much angst in the trailer voice-over world anymore. I can’t remember the last time I heard a voiceover, saying “in a world” or otherwise.
Rating: 3/5
Rating: 3 / 5