the leading man is my tpye

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Okay i'd just like to say that i made an account just to write this review so not everyone has to suffer like i did. bottom line, don't watch this movie. now i can get past the face that it was COMPLETELY unrealistic due to the fact that they were still able to purchase gas and other every day items DURING THE APOCALYPSE. That i can possibly live with. But what i can't get over is the complete lack of character development and this also COULD have been overlooked if the two main characters didn't fall in love. and i'm thinking if i didn't know anything about the characters, how the hell did they know anthing about each other!? especially since they just DECIDED they were the love of each other's lives in what?? a week? less? I honestly don't know because within the hour and 40 minutes of my life that i wasted, they failed to be consistent with a timeline that would allow me to figure that out. People are writing reviews about how "deep and touching" this movie was? maybe they watched a different movie than me because i no way was i moved by this movie. maybe i moved a little closer to the bathroom because of how repulsed i was by the attempt of comedy within the movie. but not emotionally. I bursted out laughing at the end, so predictable and so stupid. i can't emphasize it enough. do not watch this movie.

This is a really outstanding film. Steve Carell's is Dodge, as he attempts to cope with the impending apocalypse by embarking on a road trip with an off-kilter neighbor (Keira Knightley's Penny). The director Scafaria has infused the early part of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World with a comically (yet appropriately downbeat) vibe that's reflected in Dodge's encounters with various supporting characters (Rob Corddry's hedonistic Warren, Melanie Lynskey's sweet yet simpleminded Karen, etc), with the meandering atmosphere affording the early part of the proceedings the feel of a low-key character study. A rather funny part of the film is when Dodge and Penny stumble into a restaurant populated by drugged-out waiters and patrons, encounter a house full of survivalists, are arrested by an unreasonably rigid police officer, etc, etc. Some is good, some is just OK. There reaches a very specific point, however, at which Seeking a Friend for the End of the World finally morphs into the affecting drama promised by the setup, and the movie subsequently becomes more and more engrossing in the build-up to its emotionally-wrenching finale - with the irresistibly romantic bent of Dodge and Penny's relationship ensuring that the film, in the end, makes a far more pronounced impact on the viewer than one might have reasonably expected.I must admit I am a fan of both Carell and Knightly. Both bring a great deal of earnest sincerity, and talent to their performances, as well as humor and sensitivity. They carry the film.

Honestly, I am so upset with myself that I haven't seen this movie sooner. I am a HUGE Steve Carell fan and had heard of this movie but for some reason never actually saw it. It was so beautiful, breathtaking, and is about the meaning of life. Steve Carell is so perfect and honest. Keira Knightley is vulnerable and unapologetic. Everything just works so well for this film.

The plot gives room for thinking and pondering, how would it look like, the end of the world...but I don't need this movie to imagine it. The main characters are miscast to say the least, and the film fails to be funny, and it fails at being romantic. It even fails at being dark. Dodge is the daft loser, and Penny is the goofy screw up. Dodge hates small talk and/or conversations, but eventually they have long, boring conversations about how their lives were before. I kept longing for the red wine they had, and just tuned out. I guess I didn't even expect Dodge and Penny to hook up. It's fine with an unusual couple, but come on! They had no chemistry, and I thought it was both unlikely and a bit gross.