Jackie & Ryan

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Jackie & Ryan
Jackie and Ryan Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
Written byAmi Canaan Mann
Produced byAmi Canaan Mann
Jon Avnet
Rodrigo García
Starring Katherine Heigl
Ben Barnes
Clea DuVall
Sheryl Lee
Emily Alyn Lind
Ryan Bingham
CinematographyDuane Manwiller
Edited byMako Kamitsuna
Lauren Connelly
Music byNick Hans
Production
companies
Highland Film Group
120dB Films
Main Street Films
Distributed by Entertainment One
Release dates
  • August 30, 2014 (2014-08-30)(Venice)
  • July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)(United States)
Running time
90 minutes [1] [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$19,305 [2]

Jackie & Ryan (released in the UK and South Africa as Love Me Like You Do) is a 2014 American romantic drama film written and directed by Ami Canaan Mann, starring Katherine Heigl and Ben Barnes. [3] [4] [5]

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Set in Utah, two 20-something musicians' paths briefly intersect, the nomadic Ryan, a modern-day train hopper struggling to be a successful bluegrass musician, and the recent, single mom Jackie, who is battling to get custody of her daughter. They have a symbiotic relationship which briefly becomes passionate and changes both of their lives.

The film was released on July 3, 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand by Entertainment One in the United States. [6]

Plot

Nomadic musician Ryan ends up in remote Ogden, Utah, hoping to visit his friend and fellow musician and nomad Cowboy. Meeting with Cowboy's brother, they busk in town, where he briefly meets Jackie Laurel who recognizes their talent. Noticing they only do cover songs, she questions why they do not have their own message.

Ryan goes to Virginia's mom's looking for Cowboy, but discovers his friend left his partner and infant son Henry for the open road. Virginia explains he was unhappy with a sedentary life, so was angry all the time. Cowboy is also a modern-day, nomadic train hopper like Ryan.

As Ryan is in town, he sees a pickup knock down Jackie. Rushing to her aid, he leaves his guitar and backpack leaning against a wall. Unfortunately, his bag is stolen when his back is turned. The truck driver leaves them at Jackie's mom Miriam's. There Jackie reveals she is also a musician, who was once known.

Ryan, who is struggling to be a successful bluegrass musician, agrees to stay for dinner. Miriam is distrustful of the nomad and Jackie's daughter Lia is curious. Ryan tells them he has been on the move since he was 14, and he describes different jobs he has had along the way. Miriam makes it clear she is anxious to see him go.

Jackie now lives on little money in her mother’s home in her hometown, and regularly has nasty phone altercations about Lia with her almost ex-husband Wes, battling over their daughter's custody. Against Miriam's wishes, she offers Ryan a cot to sleep on.

In the morning, noticing a leak on the porch roof, Ryan points out that the roof could suffer severe damage if it is not repaired before winter sets in. Through his charm and handy-man skills, Ryan stays a few days with Jackie at her mother’s. In a short time, they find inspiration in each other. In their symbiotic relationship Jackie pushes Ryan to write his own songs, while he motivates her to stand up to her husband, who resists mediation with her.

Lia gets Ryan to go with the family to the local folk music festival, where locals freely perform for one another. When Jackie is inevitably coaxed back on stage for the first time in a long time, she first delivers an impassioned monologue about the choices people make when they do not feel they have a lot of options. Then Jackie gets Lia to sing the traditional folk song Down on Penny’s Farm.

Overwhelmed afterwards, Jackie rushes outside and Ryan soon follows. She pours out all of her concerns, explaining her ex is trying to force them to move back to NYC and drop the divorce case or fight for Lia's full custody. Ryan assures her she will keep her daughter, and their symbiotic relationship briefly becomes passionate as Jackie and Ryan explore their romantic connection.

Jackie sells all of her valuable jewelry and approaches Matt, a local lawyer she grew up with, to get him on retainer for divorce proceedings. Discovering she is very short, she finally decides to sell her NYC condo after Lia accepts the proposal to stay in Utah. The news that Cowboy, or Scott, has met his demise is finally Ryan's impetus to head on to meet Georgie in Portland, Oregon at the recording studio to record some of his original songs.

So, Jackie and Ryan part ways to follow their quests. Jackie heads to NYC to sell her condo, and briefly faces her ex Wes. Ryan finally gets to the recording studio and records some of his original songs.

In a final shot, Ryan shows up at Jackie's and they embrace.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Utah in 2014. [7] The film was shot in 20 days. [8]

Release

Jackie & Ryan screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2014. [3] The film then screened at the Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 25, 2015. [9] The film's distribution rights were later acquired by Entertainment One, and was released in the United States on July 3, 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand. [10]

Reception

Jackie & Ryan received mixed reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, critics gave the film a rating of 64%, based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.42/10. [11] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55%, based on 15 reviews. [12] Jessica Kiang of Indiewire gave the film a "C" rating, calling it "a strangely old-fashioned film, yielding a big enough crop of corn to revive the entire Midwestern economy, putting forth a dubiously romanticized view of the philosophical beauty of the train-hopping lifestyle". [13] Lee Marshall of Screen International in his favorable review commented that it is "a women's film in which the sensitively-conveyed bond between three female generations of one family seem destined to be much stronger than any ties with the men who drift in and out of sight". [14]

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