like crazy like crazy american romantic drama film directed starring jones written film tells story british exchange student falls love american student jacob separated denied entry united_states staying country longer student allows based storyline film partly long distance relationship woman living london lived los_angeles writing traditional screenplay compiled page outline film actors improvised dialogue filming took place weeks los_angeles london budget like crazy premiered january film festival won festival grand jury prize released theaters october grossed million box office reviews film positive reviewers giving particular praise performances jones found plot unrealistic contrived plot jones british exchange student attending college los_angeles meets falls love american student returns affections graduation anna decides spend summer jacob return united_kingdom unaware consequences staying longer student expired graduation allows returning london family engagement anna flies los_angeles detained denied entry sent united_kingdom immigration officials couple love grows strained separation long distance relationship despite efforts appealing immigration decision anna told banned entering united_states jacob leaves successful design business visits anna london weeks learns anna parents hired immigration lawyer try ban lifted bernard suggests marrying help efforts jacob uncomfortable suggestion couple struggle feelings jacob returns united_states anna grow apart jacob begins relationship colleague samantha anna tries find new life beginning work secretary magazine unable abandon feelings jacob eventually phones london says find found marry soon jacob breaks samantha returns london marries anna small registry office ceremony parents witnesses allow destroy feelings share parting jacob returns business los_angeles couple wait months appeal ban anna months later jacob flies united_kingdom appeal rejected relationship compromised hope resolving issue anna jacob begin fight jealousy frustration jacob leaves soon seeing people anna eventually gets promoted work position editor wanted love life positive fulfilling new boyfriend simon evoke feelings jacob misses later anna finally offered new gives job current boyfriend apartment flies los_angeles jacob flowers airport awkward reunion jacob brings anna house joins shower water falls remember memories beginning relationship strained time spent apart cast production development inspired like crazy end year long distance relationship lived london lived los_angeles elements film resemble real life relationship frequent travelling los_angeles london trouble american immigration laws brief marriage trip jacob takes anna early stages relationship gift film given anna jacob story written involved long distance relationships assembled page outline film read like short story traditional screenplay outline included backstory plot points specific scene objectives themes emotional moments minimal dialogue choice play jacob based previous work cast immediately meeting discuss role auditioning number actresses los_angeles london play anna talked english actress jones phone asked tape rough versions scenes film impressed rendition film final scene anna jacob stand shower decided cast jones arrived los_angeles began intensive week long rehearsal filming began jones met mexican restaurant know week prior shooting spent day night discussing anna jacob relationship filming like crazy filmed weeks los_angeles london production budget included cost cast crew film shot canon camera cinema lenses mounted rig constructed cinematographer chose ease provided shooting improvised scenes found cameras said film scenes shot far away characters followed tight close ups technological limitations camera noted added tone film small number crew members employed maintain sense intimacy wanted set largest crew consisted people scenes shot crew members scene beach sound guy present addition actors ask members crew leave filming intimate scenes jones actors feel comfortable scenes shot improvised takes minutes length providing occasional direction film dialogue entirely improvised actors lines believed come virtue fully involved character moment music film original score composed pianist music film included songs stars mary listened artists developed story said songs fabric film assembled similar set songs gave cast crew listen production official soundtrack titled like crazy music motion picture released digital format conjunction film release track listing follows release like crazy premiered film festival january won grand jury prize festival film distribution rights acquired million film given limited release theaters october earned opening weekend theater average theaters widest release theaters closed january playing weeks earning total domestic box office internationally grossed making total box office gross united_states like crazy released dvd blu ray available digital download march released dvd united_kingdom dvd release included audio commentary recorded editor blu ray included deleted alternate scenes addition commentary reception favorable film certified fresh rating review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes based reviews consensus states romantic films like crazy allows characters express dialogue crafting true intimate study metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics film received average score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews review wall_street_journal described like crazy wise beautiful little film giving particular praise cinematography jones improvised performances new_york magazine claimed like crazy infectious love story decades comparing wonderfully perspective romance films romantic comedies entertainment_weekly gave film grade praised jones storytelling ability creating real universally identifiable manifestation young love review rolling_stone gave film stars writing drake crafted inventive totally irresistible tale love makes familiar heart new described jones marvel outstanding time magazine commended film ambiguous ending wrote like crazy cinematic love leave feeling roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars praising jones performances intelligent graceful indie style film found storyline somewhat unrealistic gave film grade felt plot developed slowly jones shared entirely realistic chemistry variety film critic described film exquisite beautifully acted gem gave particular praise film editing given contains detail managing tender awkward young love negative review film came new_york_times found conventional affair despite art cinema thought anna inability obtain contrived plot point conflicted attempt creating realism globe_and_mail found like crazy unrealistic giving film stars writing feels false failed attempt getting real writing salon opined film sweet village_voice found jones performances aggressively average described film story scattered accolades
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