Laggies stars Keira Knightley as Megan, an aimless late-20’s somebody who doesn’t really know what she wants to do with her life. She did everything she was “supposed” to do, i.e. went to college, went to grad school, settled down with her boyfriend. All of her friends are now settling in to their life-long careers, having kids, and becoming full members of adulthood, while she has a couple college degrees she doesn’t want to use and no direction for the rest of her life. When her long-time boyfriend proposes, she flips out, makes and excuse that will take her out of town for a week, and tries to find herself. She ends up sleeping at a friend’s house (teenager Annika, played by Chloe Grace Moretz) and meeting Annika’s father (played by Sam Rockwell).
Laggies has a familiar ring, as it certainly seems a lot of my generation and younger are having a hard time “finding themselves” for whatever reason, whether it be coddling parents, laziness, or just society telling them what is expected when that may not be their choice. As a movie, it feels as aimless as Megan’s life though. It jumps around with just the rough outline of direction, and the final conclusion seems like an awfully big leap. Knightley’s acting is well done and believable, as is the serially underrated Rockwell. It’s an ok movie, not terrible but ultimately not memorable.
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