When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally...), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.... (Full plot summary below)
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When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally...), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperIt’s funny as hell in a drive-in splatter movie kind of way, smart and insightful and respectful in its depiction of modern-day teens, brimming with sly and satiric social commentary — and legitimately profound. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMaking his feature directorial debut (he's written such screenplays as Insurgent and Underwater), writer/director Duffield expertly handles the complex tonal shifts, keeping us on edge even as we're laughing. We're also thoroughly engrossed in the main characters' fates, thanks to the witty, perceptive dialogue and the two leads, who bring an unforced, charming naturalism to their performances. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzWhenever Spontaneous starts to run out of imaginative juice, it turns a tonal corner and either puts a smile on your face or wipes it off. |
| The GuardianLeslie FelperinThis debut feature from writer-director Brian Duffield (best known for his screenplays for Underwater, The Babysitter and Jane Got a Gun) has plenty of gallows humour to leaven the gore and tragedy, and plenty of subtexts swimming under the surface like glittering, metaphorical koi. |
| Screen RantMolly FreemanBloody, fun and achingly heartfelt, Spontaneous presents a clever and original story about life, love and how suddenly things can change. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSpontaneous allows Langford’s Mara, blasé swagger incarnate, and Plummer’s stealth charmer enough unaffected sincerity to make it stick. Onto that sticky stuff, the script applies comforting reminders: Stuff happens. We don’t know how long we have. Seize the day. |
| User ReviewDeadheadbillFunny, poignant and thought provoking. Caught me by surprise. One of the best movies I have seen in quite some time. It does an amazing job of reminding us that none of us are guaranteed the next minute and that life can be unfair and at times inscrutable but it is the only life we have. This movie moved me and made me want to be a better person. That is rare in movies today. |
| User ReviewTheUglyCasanovaI'm slightly shocked by the lowish score I see here. Perhaps because the movie shifts times dramatically about halfway through from a horror/comedy/drama to romance to full drama. This normally would probably have been tough for me to enjoy as well but the performance by Katherine Langford was so believable that I was hooked until the end. I honestly don't think I've totally believed an actor WAS that character so much before (could be biased as I found her ridiculously cute in the film). Sure the ending not explaining why it all happened was a let down, but by that point I was more invested in Mara anyway. Really great film in my opinion with some superb acting and a whole rainbow of emotions and tones. |
| User ReviewrichwilliamsOh man. Killer soundtrack and score. Raw and hilarious. The horror has a sci-fi element and is actually fun. |
| User ReviewRcavey92212Awesome, original teen flick about kids that start to explode senior year is charming, hilarious, a little scary and wonderfully refreshing. Starring Katheryn Langford (Love Simon) as a young woman who finds love with a charming loner played by a charming Charlie Plummer during this odd epidemic. The movie treats it's subject matter in a very genuine, smart way so it's never a full horror tinged comedy but more of a horrible event happening to funny people. Engaging and edge of your seat, its definitely one of the year's best films. ****. |
