I Love You Too

I Love You Too

Year: 2010

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: English

Director: Daina Reid

RomanceComedyDrama

Comedian Peter Helliar penned the script, which follows Jim (Brendan Cowell), a 30‑something who is emotionally stunted and can’t tell his girlfriend Alice that he loves her. His silence threatens the relationship, but a chance friendship with a talented dwarf teaches him how to find the words he needs to win her back.

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1

Jim's stagnant life in the granny flat

Jim is a thirty-three-year-old who works at a miniature railway and refuses to grow up. He lives in the granny flat at the back of his sister Marie's house, trapped in a steady, unfulfilling routine. This stagnant life sets the stage for the romantic misadventures to come.

Granny flat behind Marie's house
2

Marie and Owen's tension at home

Marie, Jim's sister, struggles with her oafish husband Owen, adding strain to the family's dynamics. The domestic tensions contrast with Jim's fear of commitment. These pressures illuminate Jim's emotional immaturity.

Marie's home
3

Alice's demand for love and England move

Alice, Jim's English girlfriend of three years, is disappointed that he can't say 'I love you.' She even considers taking a job in England to provoke a confession. The looming possibility of separation pushes Jim toward action, even if he lacks the words.

Alice's home
4

Drunken night and a failed car theft

After a drunken night on the town with his friend Blake, Jim attempts to steal a car owned by Charlie and fails. The impulsive caper launches a chain of events that will pull Jim toward Charlie and the idea of writing a meaningful letter. The failed heist marks the first crack in Jim's routine.

Night City streets
5

Jim finds Charlie's undelivered letter

Jim discovers an undelivered love letter Charlie wrote to Francesca and realizes an opportunity. He cajoles Charlie into helping him mend his relationship with Alice, launching a plan built on borrowed words. The discovery plants the seed for the central letter plot.

Charlie's place
6

Copying the letter and deceiving Alice

Jim's first attempt at a love letter ends in failure when he copies Charlie's exact words and hands them to Alice. Alice recognizes the borrowed words and is unimpressed, sensing the words aren't coming from Jim. The deception creates a deeper rift between them.

Alice's home
7

Charlie exposes the copying

Back at Charlie's place, Charlie realizes Jim copied his letter. He insists that the words must come from Jim himself, not borrowed from someone else. This confrontation pushes Jim to try writing from his own heart.

Charlie's place
8

An afternoon of drafts and failure

Over a long afternoon and several bottles of shiraz, Jim crafts rough drafts but keeps screwing them up. He nearly gives up, revealing his struggle to express genuine feelings. The scene tests his resolve to win Alice with something truly his own.

Afternoon Charlie's place
9

Francesca Moretti revealed and plan to deliver letter

Although Jim fails with Alice, he commits Charlie to deliver his three-year-old love letter. Charlie reveals that Francesca Moretti, the supermodel he obsessively adores, is the target of his fantasy. Jim's fixation heightens the stakes of making the letter feel sincere.

Charlie's place
10

The book signing and hand-delivered letter

Francesca is in town for a promotional tour, and Jim drags Charlie to her book signing. Charlie chickens out, but Jim ultimately hand-delivers the letter to Francesca's signing and hopes for a miracle. The moment merges celebrity fantasy with a mortal attempt at honesty.

Francesca's book signing
11

Charlie's letters reach Alice

Charlie visits Alice and gives her a shoebox of Jim's writings, remarking on Jim's terrible handwriting. He tells Alice that the words are coming, just not yet ready. The gift deepens Alice's sense of Jim's struggle and the widening gap between them.

Alice's home
12

Francesca reads the letter and invites a drink

Francesca reads Charlie's letter and invites him for a drink at her hotel. The encounter is pleasant and suggests a possible romance, though it remains unclear if Jim's words will ever be truly his own. The moment highlights the lure of celebrity and fantasy.

Francesca's hotel
13

Blake stalls the journey to England to save Jim

Blake uses his influence to stall Alice's taxi ride to the airport, buying time for Jim to express his true feelings. The ruse culminates in Jim's opportunity to propose, aiming to secure a future with Alice. The plan crystallizes Jim's long-awaited confession.

Evening Airport taxi stand

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