the comic cracks.
The film is admirable for how
sex positive it is, and it never feels
like it’s pouring scorn on its sexually confident female characters.
In this regard it’s the anti-thesis
of this year’s earlier risible misogyny fest That Awkward Moment.
Compare the idiotic wet blanket
MacKenzie Davis, one of the most
promising young actors to emerge
in recent years, played in that
movie to the feisty tigress she portrays so well here.
Relying on the charm of its cast
rather than pulling you into anything approaching a story, What If
feels like a pilot for a TV comedy
series. It promises much but delivers little, yet you’re left wanting
more from its infectious characters.
6 out of 10
Directed by: Michael Dowse
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park,
Adam Driver, Rafe Spall, Mackenzie Davis
New Jersey Stage
August 2014
pg 22