I'm working through my backblog and this movie was next on the list.

It is a quiet film with a quiet main character named Michael. He mirrors me more closely than almost any character I can think of in recent memory. He is a guy with similar frustrations and flaws.

Michael's world is a tentatively balanced one. He is friends with and has a crush on the girl next door, who is involved with another guy. His world would have remained in this state if not for Darcy, a woman who comes into his life and proceeds to shake everything up.

The movie is wonderful in the way the characters choose to hide or reveal themselves and their true selves. As they learn about each other, we learn about them. It's an American film with characters who happen to be Asian. It's called Charlotte Sometimes and it was one of the best films I saw last year.