Singles

Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish

SINGLES (12)

D: Cameron Crowe

Warner Bros./Atkinson/Knickerbocker (Richard Hashimoto & Cameron Crowe)

US 1992

99 mins

Comedy/Romance

W: Cameron Crowe

DP: Ueli Steiger

Ed: Richard Chew

Mus: Paul Westerberg

Bridget Fonda (Janet Livermore), Campbell Scott (Steve Dunne), Kyra Sedgwick (Linda Powell), Matt Dillon (Cliff Poncier), Sheila Kelley (Debbie Hunt), Jim True (David Bailey)

One of 1992's little known gems, Singles could almost be seen as a pre-cursor to the TV series "Friends", both in terms of its set up and execution.

Set amongst Seattle's grunge scene of the early 1990's, a group of friends who live in the same apartment complex look for love, with most of the story focusing on the relationships between Steve & Linda (Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick) and Janet & Cliff (Bridget Fonda & Matt Dillon).

A perceptive comedy on the lives of professional twentysomethings. Cameron Crowe's screenplay style always brings something a little different without the regular cliches you'd come to expect and the soundtrack is full of some great songs from the early 1990's, including tracks from Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and some songs penned especially for the film by Replacement's frontman Paul Westerberg.

7/10