Author(s): Bryce Marrero
Location: Los Angeles
"A Dream Away from Death"
Directed By: Cameron Crowe
Written By: Cameron Crowe
Produced By: Cameron Crowe, Ian Bryce, and Lindsay Doran
Principal Cast:
Amanda Bynes as Meg Donner
Stephen Colbert as The Guardian Angel
Dennis Quaid as Steven Donner
Jamie Lee Curtis as Sheryl Donner
Michael Caine as Bob Charker
Kyle Sullivan as Mike Black
Alan Rickman as Detective Carl
Tom Welling as Tim Boyle
Genre: Comedy
Tagline: "She dreams about her death, and she doesn't care"
Synopsis: Meg Donner lives a very boring life. She lives with her boring parents, Steven and Sheryl Donner, and She dates her boring boyfriend Tim Boyle, in a boring suburban town. But one dream will change all that. One night, in her dream, her guardian angel appears, and tells her that she will die soon. Meg wakes up with a choice. She could live her last days in her boring life, or adventure and do the things she always wanted to do. She decides to leave suburbia, taking some of her dad's money, and getting on a taxi with wise taxi driver Bob Charker. With a bit of guidance from the elderly taxi driver, they visit all sorts of locations, doing everything Meg has always wanted to do. However, every night, in her dreams, her guardian angel gives her a hint on how she will die. Meg tries to not do what the hint may have suggested, in an attempt to try and avoid her death. During her adventure she meets Mike Black, a weird kid her age, who she falls for, and joins her, in her journey. Meanwhile, Meg's parents are worried sick. They hire Detective Carl to find their daughter, and bring her home. After a close call of being caught by the detective, Bob advises her to go back home. However, after her guardian angel tells her she only has one more day to live, she must make another decision. She must choose whether to spend her last day with her family, or reach her final destination, and do the thing she has always wanted to do her entire life. Cliff Diving.
What the press would say:
I have a dream, that one day a comedy that is not only hilarious, but also meaningful would be made. That dream has come true. A Dream Away From Death, is the best movie of the year. The movie is about Meg, played by Amanda Bynes, having a dream in which her guardian angel, played by Stephen Colbert, warns her of a soon to come death. Meg decides to adventure, and do all the things she has always wanted to do before she dies. Cameron Crowe directs the film in such a way, that he makes us fall in love with these characters. With great dialogue, and a great story, this is definitely Cameron Crowe's best script. Meg is Amanda Bynes' dream role. Her best acting yet, and this shows that she can be a definite contender for an academy award in her future. Michael Caine is brilliant, as usual, but the show stealer is none other than the hilarious Stephen Colbert. The dream scenes become the highlights of the movie, as we get to see the guardian angel do hilarious things to give Meg a hint on how she will die. Stephen steals all the scenes he is in, and his performance is worth the ticket price alone. I had a blast looking at this light-hearted hysterical comedy, and know others will too. I rank this movie among the best of this year.
Best Picture
Best Director- Cameron Crowe
Best Actress- Amanda Bynes
Best Supporting Actor- Stephen Colbert
Best Supporting Actor- Michael Caine
Best Supporting Actor- Dennis Quaid
Best Supporting Actress- Jamie Lee Curtis
Best Original Screenplay- Cameron Crowe
Best Editing- Hughes Winborne
Location: Los Angeles
"A Dream Away from Death"
Directed By: Cameron Crowe
Written By: Cameron Crowe
Produced By: Cameron Crowe, Ian Bryce, and Lindsay Doran
Principal Cast:
Amanda Bynes as Meg Donner
Stephen Colbert as The Guardian Angel
Dennis Quaid as Steven Donner
Jamie Lee Curtis as Sheryl Donner
Michael Caine as Bob Charker
Kyle Sullivan as Mike Black
Alan Rickman as Detective Carl
Tom Welling as Tim Boyle
Genre: Comedy
Tagline: "She dreams about her death, and she doesn't care"
Synopsis: Meg Donner lives a very boring life. She lives with her boring parents, Steven and Sheryl Donner, and She dates her boring boyfriend Tim Boyle, in a boring suburban town. But one dream will change all that. One night, in her dream, her guardian angel appears, and tells her that she will die soon. Meg wakes up with a choice. She could live her last days in her boring life, or adventure and do the things she always wanted to do. She decides to leave suburbia, taking some of her dad's money, and getting on a taxi with wise taxi driver Bob Charker. With a bit of guidance from the elderly taxi driver, they visit all sorts of locations, doing everything Meg has always wanted to do. However, every night, in her dreams, her guardian angel gives her a hint on how she will die. Meg tries to not do what the hint may have suggested, in an attempt to try and avoid her death. During her adventure she meets Mike Black, a weird kid her age, who she falls for, and joins her, in her journey. Meanwhile, Meg's parents are worried sick. They hire Detective Carl to find their daughter, and bring her home. After a close call of being caught by the detective, Bob advises her to go back home. However, after her guardian angel tells her she only has one more day to live, she must make another decision. She must choose whether to spend her last day with her family, or reach her final destination, and do the thing she has always wanted to do her entire life. Cliff Diving.
What the press would say:
I have a dream, that one day a comedy that is not only hilarious, but also meaningful would be made. That dream has come true. A Dream Away From Death, is the best movie of the year. The movie is about Meg, played by Amanda Bynes, having a dream in which her guardian angel, played by Stephen Colbert, warns her of a soon to come death. Meg decides to adventure, and do all the things she has always wanted to do before she dies. Cameron Crowe directs the film in such a way, that he makes us fall in love with these characters. With great dialogue, and a great story, this is definitely Cameron Crowe's best script. Meg is Amanda Bynes' dream role. Her best acting yet, and this shows that she can be a definite contender for an academy award in her future. Michael Caine is brilliant, as usual, but the show stealer is none other than the hilarious Stephen Colbert. The dream scenes become the highlights of the movie, as we get to see the guardian angel do hilarious things to give Meg a hint on how she will die. Stephen steals all the scenes he is in, and his performance is worth the ticket price alone. I had a blast looking at this light-hearted hysterical comedy, and know others will too. I rank this movie among the best of this year.
Best Picture
Best Director- Cameron Crowe
Best Actress- Amanda Bynes
Best Supporting Actor- Stephen Colbert
Best Supporting Actor- Michael Caine
Best Supporting Actor- Dennis Quaid
Best Supporting Actress- Jamie Lee Curtis
Best Original Screenplay- Cameron Crowe
Best Editing- Hughes Winborne
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