Zoe Kazan on her New Movie 'What If,' Rom Coms, and Quirk
Zoe Kazan's new movie, <em>What If</em>, feels totally fresh, and a worthy choice for the woman who wrote and starred in 2012's <em>Ruby Sparks</em>, which explored what men and women expect out of relationships with a fantastical bent.
by Esther Zuckerman
Aug 06, 2014
4 minutes
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In Zoe Kazan's new movie, , her character, an animator named Chantry, has a meet cute with Daniel Radcliffe's Wallace in front of a fridge covered in magnetic poetry. They have an instant connection. She has a boyfriend. Over the course of the film, which charts Chantry and Wallace's friendship—he, naturally, likes her, despite the fact that she's otherwise romantically attached—there are grand romantic gestures both failed (an ill-advised trip across seas) and adorable (a Fool's Gold sandwich will warm your heart from here on out). The movie feels on many levels like a classic romantic comedy.
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