Brightest Star (film)

Brightest Star (also titled Light Years)^[1] is a 2013 American independent^[2] romantic comedy film directed by Maggie Kiley and starring Chris Lowell and Rose McIver.^[3] The film, which also marks Kiley's directorial debut, is based on her 2009 short film Some Boys Don't Leave.^[4][5][6]

Brightest Star
Film poster
Directed by	Maggie Kiley
Written by	Maggie Kiley Matthew Mullen
Based on	Some Boys Don't Leave by Maggie Kiley
Produced by	Jason Potash Paul Finkel Kyle Heller Gina Resnick
Starring	Chris Lowell Rose McIver Jessica Szohr Clark Gregg Allison Janney
Cinematography	Chayse Irvin
Edited by	Franklin Peterson Cindy Thoennessen
Music by	Matthew Puckett
Production companies	Storyboard Entertainment What a World Productions Varient
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release dates	October 26, 2013 (2013-10-26) (Austin Film Festival) January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31) (wide)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After his girlfriend dumps him, a young man (Chris Lowell) tries to become the kind of person she desires, but his growing love for a singer (Jessica Szohr) and some advice from an astronomer (Allison Janney) help him remain true to himself.

Cast

• Chris Lowell as The Boy
• Rose McIver as Charlotte Cates
• Jessica Szohr as Lita Markovic
• Alex Kaluzhsky as Ray
• Clark Gregg as Mr. Markovic
• Allison Janney as The Astronomer
• Elvy Yost as Jodi
• Peter Jacobson as Dr. Lambert

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.17/10.^[7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 32 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.^[8]

Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave it one and a half stars.^[9]