Film Review – I Want You Back

In 2020, director Jason Orley made a positive impression with “Big Time Adolescence,” which examined the confusion that comes with being a teenager, facing social challenges and personal issues involving a bad influence. He returns to the ways of arrested development with “I Want You Back,” which brings the age of concern up to thirtysomething territory, but flaming insecurities remain. The screenplay is credited to Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, and they try to update the “When Harry Met Sally” formula for a new, more cynical time of romantic woe, reworking character panic concerning the end of relationships with a broader comedic vision. “I Want You Back” doesn’t sustain its initial spark, but it’s incredibly funny at times, with stars Jenny Slate and Charlie Day offering tremendous chemistry and timing to help Orley find his way through the endeavor. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com