Minor spoilers -- I hadn't seen Helen Slater in anything since the 1980s... i LOVED Ruthless People and Secret of My Success. Echo Park stars Mamie Gummer and Anthony Okungbower. E.P. begins with Sophie and Alex meeting up to discuss buying a couch. Lots of outdoor Los Angeles scenery. This also moves at a "relaxed" pace; a study in relationships. Alex is trying to sell his house and move, but some wrenches (and Sophie's ex) fall into the works, so we will see how that affects Sophie and Alex. This one appears to have hit a couple of film festivals, then straight to Netflix ? There is ONE patch right in the middle where you have to crank up the volume to hear anything. Microphone placement issue (?) when they are walking down the street. Cute story. Nothing big or earthshaking here, but it's an interesting study of relationship-timing. Friendships too. Beginnings, endings, it's all about timing. VERY predictable, but cute. Written by Catalina Mastretta, who has been in the biz for ten years. Directed by Amanda Marsalis, the first and only project for her so far.
