'Carolina Caroline' Review: Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner Star in a Lovers-on-the-Run Thriller at TIFF 2025
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Vikram Murthi
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Summary
A review of the film 'Carolina Caroline' from the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie follows outlaw lovers Caroline and Oliver (played by Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner), who are on the run together, surviving through schemes and passion. The review compares them to classic lovers-on-the-run American film duos and characters from Bruce Springsteen songs, noting they can't see the danger rising around them until it's too late.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledCaroline and Oliver, the outlaw protagonists of 'Carolina Caroline' played by Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner, are like characters in a Bruce Springsteen song: two lovers, born to run, surviving on schemes and unbridled passion for each other, who can't see the water rising around them until it's up to their necks.
Together, they represent a classic on-screen American duo, previously immortalized in lovers-on-the-run films
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