![]() Matt McGorry and Amy Hargreaves in “How He Fell in Love”Īs the woman caught between two different kinds of love, it’s Hargreaves who really shines here, conveying Ellen’s confidence to take what she wants. ![]() Early on in their friendship, when Travis visits Ellen’s house for a market research survey, Meyers switches to the footage on Travis’ work handheld camera it’s like an audition tape for a life-altering romance. ![]() As the two spend time together, casually flirting inside the yoga studio and beyond, their coded parsing of clues and discussions with friends afterwards help widen the scope of their potential romantic involvement. Skillfully tracking the emotional parabola of their affair, “How He Fell in Love” gives breathing room to each stage of their interactions, beginning with their chance meeting at a wedding. With a sharp focus on an evolving relationship between Travis (Matt McGorry), an ambling part-time musician and Ellen, a married yoga studio instructor, Meyers foregoes easy judgment or condemnation to give a full view of a love with consequences. ![]() Rather than fixate on one half of a relationship, “How He Fell in Love” instead becomes a much fuller look at how a relationship travels from casual acquaintances into unanticipated territory. The title of writer/director Marc Meyers’ third feature film is a curious thing.
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