Movie Review

Peter and Vandy

EW's GRADE
B

Details Rated: Unrated; Length: 80 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Romance; With: Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler

 A SMOOCH IS JUST A SMOOCH Jess Weixler lays one on Jason Ritter in Peter and Vandy Peter and Vandy
A SMOOCH IS JUST A SMOOCH Jess Weixler lays one on Jason Ritter in Peter and Vandy

This thimble-size Manhattan love story featuring two cute young people messes around with chronology, so it's like (500) Days of Summer, right? Wrong. Stripped (both in script and performance style) of Summer's 
 manufactured veneer of adorability, writer-director Jay DiPietro's little movie Peter and Vandy, based on his own 2002 play, is more naturalistic — and as a result, more believable. Jess Weixler (Teeth) is particularly lovely as Vandy, even when the mild young woman has to endure her beloved's screaming criticism of her sandwich-making methods. B

See all of this week's reviews

Scroll down for trailer

Originally posted Oct 14, 2009 Published in issue #1072 Oct 23, 2009 Order article reprints

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Advertisement