Nerd wish-fulfillment of the first order, this Canadian rom-com places an artificial barrier between its cute-as-a-button leads and asks us to stick around for an hour and a half until it’s artificially removed. Shy, bespectacled Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) falls for pixieish animator Chantry (Zoe Kazan); she’s got a boyfriend, so she and Wallace maintain a warm friendship (the Canadian title was The F Word) while said boyfriend moves to Dublin and ultimately loses interest in her. When Wallace finally admits to Chantry that he’s been in love with her all along, she considers this a betrayal, because that’s what women like her do in movies like this before they realize that being adored is more fun than getting dicked around. Michael Dowse (Goon) directed.
What If
PG-13 • 1 hour 42 min • 2014
