The film attempts to break the ‘cliché’ of a perfect relationship as we see Jim and Ann’s relationship taking a strain right when they consider that they’ll be separating for college. Although Hero Fiennes Tiffin wasn’t as intimate as his usual roles like Hardin Scott in the movie After, the romantic scenes throughout the movie evoke that soothing fuzzy feeling, but at the same time the darker sides exist to balance off the scale.

Running parallel to that main story, Jim’s parents go through a rough patch as Glenn is laid off from his job and has to stay at home and let his wife becomes the sole provider of the family. It proved to be an emotional plot as the typical family structure of ‘fathers provide for the family’ was broken in a lot of ways. Their entire marriage was wavered as they had to make life changing decisions they had never anticipated – like downsizing to be able to pay bills. Half the movie runs with Glenn’s mind in a state of resent for himself even though it was never his fault for losing his initial job. As expected, there were manifestations of jealousy between the couple, it felt like lost love just because of one reason – a crippled budget. Dialects throughout the movie suggested the frustration and embarrassment Glenn had as his wife Kay went to work while he stayed home all day.

While Jim’s parents go through these hard times, Jim in contrast experiences inexplicable happiness with his new love. As fun as it was whilst it lasted it eventually ended when Ann broke things off when she was about to go for college.