How I Live Now - Teen love amidst war

‘How I live Now’ is Twilight. Okay, maybe I’m oversimplifying it a little, but it’s in the same bracket. Basically... you take a supernatural event (vampires/aliens etc), or, in this case, an ‘action one,’ then add in a teen romance in the middle of it and – hey presto – you have your movie.

Miserable American teenager ’Daisy’ comes to England (against her wishes, but then everything seems to be against her wishes) to stay with a family of posh countryfolk (if that isn’t a contradiction in terms?) and she falls in love with the boy who keeps taking his shirt off. Only, the course of true love never runs smooth and World War III breaks out and they’re separated and Britain’s invaded and it’s all terribly tragic.

If you like teen romance (or are just a teen) you’ll love this. It has everything you’ll want. However, as an adult (and a miserable cynical one at that), I found it all a little predictable and the British acting more like Americans THINK the British should, rather than how we do.

However, it is well-acted and very atmospheric, almost portraying a World War 2 scenario in modern times. If you’re a fan of the genre, definitely worth a look.

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that