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Peter and Vandy

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Romance

Written by: Jay DiPietro

Directed by: Jay DiPietro

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 9, 2009
DVD: February 9, 2010

Running Time: 95 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler, Jesse L. Martin, Tracie Thoms, and Noah Bean

As anyone who’s ever been in love can tell you, it’s a slippery slope from “We’re head over heels in love!” to “We’re fine.” Peter and Vandy takes us through the relationship of a young New York couple – just not in chronological order. Most movie romances end when the relationship is beginning. Peter and Vandy’s love story goes much further than that. The story shifts back and forth in time, whipping between their romantic beginnings and the inevitable struggles that follow. Peter and Vandy is a unique take on the exhilaration and frustrations love can bring – a love story in disorder. (Strand Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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75

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

More naturalistic -- and as a result, more believable.

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70

The Hollywood Reporter Stephen Farber

The greatest romantic movie to jumble its time structure, Stanley Donen's "Two for the Road," is a touchstone that DiPietro must have had in mind. While this low-budget indie doesn't have the gloss or the depth of that romantic classic, the highest compliment I can pay Peter and Vandy is that it belongs in the same company.

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67

The Onion (A.V. Club) Sam Adams

The movie’s saving grace is Weixler, who manages to seem effortlessly natural without resorting to whiny faux naturalism.

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50

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

More a designer frame for actors than nourishing entertainment. Like the Chinese food the leads are always arguing over, the story leaves you hungry for more.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

You know a low-budget indie has problems when it's less emotionally honest than a studio-backed project like "(500) Days."

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40

Los Angeles Times Glenn Whipp

Peter and Vandy has the decided disadvantage of arriving a couple of months after the similarly structured "(500) Days of Summer," a movie sporting a sunnier sheen, more appealing cast and an actual reason to care about the outcome.

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30

Variety Todd McCarthy

An aggravating romance that runs only 78 minutes but ends not a moment too soon.

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30

Village Voice Aaron Hillis

Ritter and Weixler do share an easy-at-being-uneasy chemistry, mostly because his performance is downright distinguished compared to her blandness, but DiPietro's screenplay is emotionally myopic.

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20

Time Out New York Karina Longworth

Peter and Vandy is crippled by DiPietro’s interest in repetition. Activities that were cute and fun at the beginning, we see, ultimately become tedious. The novelty of the film’s gimmick follows suit.

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What Our Users Said

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