Taglines: Some things are beyond repair.
The In Between (2022) by writer, Marc Klein, is a supernatural Love Story about an aspiring photographer, “Tessa” (Joey King) desperately trying to make contact with “Skylar” (Kyle Allen), the boyfriend who died in a car accident (and seems to be trying to get her attention).
Via poignant time-line clips, the story follows the grief-stricken Tessa on a backwards journey of reflection from waking up in the hospital (after the accident) to replaying memories of their sweet summer romance. Throughout all this, Skylar’s persistent and obvious attempts to let Tessa know he’s near, gradually succeed in crossing the line between heaven and earth and into a desperate embrace with the woman he loves and misses.
It’s a little scary and intense, but this is the moment Tessa has been hoping for. She and Skylar are once again together-Tessa being in a coma–and she must now choose between life on earth and spending eternity with Skylar. What we also see in this heartfelt and suspenseful romance is a masterful execution of romance-film conventions that pull us into the intimate bonding stages of this believable and budding relationship, while subtly tugging at our own emotions and beliefs of the afterlife.
It’s clever how Tessa’s photography-which she never thinks is good enough for others to see–is cleverly woven as both the film’s romantic motif as well as Tessa’s other passion for living. And though the ending may seem predictable, the narrative has enough emotional twists and turns to make you guess otherwise.
The In Between is a 2022 American paranormal romance film directed by Arie Posin, written by Marc Klein, and starring Joey King and Kyle Allen. The film was released on February 11, 2022 on Paramount+ and on April 8, 2022 on Netflix.
The In Between (2022)<-h4>
Directed by: Arie Posin
Starring: Joey King, Kyle Allen, Kim Dickens, John Ortiz, Celeste O’Connor, Donna Biscoe, April Parker, Leander Suleiman, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Diany Rodriguez, Drake Rodger, Nicholas Stargel
Screenplay by: Marc Klein
Production Design by: Jeannine Oppewall
Cinematography by: Brendan Galvin
Film Editing by: Zach Staenberg
Costume Design by: Anette Cseri
Set Decoration by: Lance Totten
Art Direction by: Jenn Allen
Music by: J.J. Pfeifer
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, brief strong language, and some thematic material.
Distributed by: Paramount+ (United States), Netflix (International)
Release Date: February 11, 2022
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