Lately, lighthearted stories about single urban chicks looking for love in a world of noncommittal guys flood our newsstands, televisions, and Cineplex screens. EASY confidently rises above the ranks of these romantic comedies, offering a less glossy, more penetrating vision of... [More]

Lately, lighthearted stories about single urban chicks looking for love in a world of noncommittal guys flood our newsstands, televisions, and Cineplex screens. EASY confidently rises above the ranks of these romantic comedies, offering a less glossy, more penetrating vision of lovelorn life. Jamie Harris, portrayed with sparkling intelligence by actress Marguerite Moreau, is a neurotic, bright 25-year-old with a career naming peculiar consumer products. Though she gives them their identities, she's rather confused about her own. After dating a string of jerks, she's bewildered about whom to trust or how to find true intimacy. When two seemingly honorable men orbit around her, Jamie must confront what she is most afraid of. As in Shakespearean comedies, writer/director Jane Weinstock's playful, nuanced script adroitly tosses competing desires up in the air, offering audiences the delicious pleasure of watching characters squirm and wriggle before everything falls into place. Weinstock constructs a romantic, but not romanticized, world, where sex is earthy and real, hair is unkempt, social norms are gloriously turned on their heads, and smart single girls have to work extra hard to get what they want. EASY is a moving and delightful foray into that most mysterious of all realms: contemporary relationships. Marguerite Moreau ("Runaway Jury") portrays the irresistible Jamie Harris. Naveen Andrews ("The English Patient") is John, a sexy, sensitive and brilliant Anglo-Indian poet. Brian F. O'Byrne ("Intermission") is Mick, a shy but irreverent Irish comic. EASY is written and directed by Jane Weinstock, who has written and directed several highly acclaimed short films that have screened at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin and Venice. Producer Gloria Norris has worked with Woody Allen, Brian DePalma and Martin Scorsese. Paul Ryan ("Box of Moonlight") was the Director of Photography. The Production Designer was Aradhana Seth ("The Guru"), and the Costume Designer was Mona May ("Clueless"). Grant-Lee Phillips (of the band, Grant Lee Buffalo) composed the music. Robert Hoffman and Lauren Zuckerman were the editors. -- © Official Site [Less]