Movie Review: Café

Café
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Daniel Eric Gold, Jamie Kennedy, Michaela McManus, Madeline Carroll,
Alexa Vega, Hubbel Palmer
Director: Marc Erlbaum
Nationlight Productions, USA, 2010.

Musician Todd (Daniel Eric Gold) works in a café where cops, gangsters, lovers and social workers go for a break. He is secretly in love with his co-worker Claire (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Claire's boyfriend is a violent jerk.

Todd is an aspiring musician

Claire is a kind hearted barista

Police officer (Clayton Prince) is trying to help his drug addict cousin Tommy (Garrett Hendricks) stay out of trouble with Glenn (Jamie Kennedy) who is a drug dealer. There is also a writer (Richard Short) who observes people around him and writes about them.

Glenn is a ruthless dealer

Craig gets contacted by Elly

One day computer geek Craig (Hubbel Palmer) sees a girl Elly (Madeline Carroll) on his computer screen who says the his world is a simulation. Elly is testing if people can surpass their programming (by doing something to help other people). Elly can modify reality almost as much she likes, so she is kind of God (or a kid playing some highly sophisticated version of Sims).

Elly can manipulate (virtual) reality

Movie has also many other side stories. This indie film mixes romantic movie with social drama and philosophical science-fiction. Café is a likable movie with nice cast.

Rating: Good