Reviews

Damn, I wanted to love this. I love almost everything Nolan does. But part of the reason I love him is because he's so creative and rarely needs to resort to gratuitous female nudity to make his point. He's better than that. Not here. Could've removed the scenes of Florence's tits and wouldn't have changed one ounce of the story. No reason to include that other than laziness and appeasing men.

Movie was beyond boring, fast paced but somehow felt too slow. Didn't care about anyone, and the one bomb scene fell flat. Didn't hold the gravity I think he intended it to. Score was all over the place, seemed forced and nothing about it was moving like his prior movies. I ended up falling asleep for probably 1/3 of it. Left pissed and so disappointed, what a waste of an afternoon. Will never watch this again.

I can understand why some people hated this. If you are not someone who self-reflects, is constantly in your head or weighed down by emotional trauma and baggage, you'll miss the entire point of this movie.

It was a beautiful representation of our relationship with our inner child. There were so many insightful things I'd never considered before. Especially how we keep ours trapped as a prisoner when we don't heal and allow that child to grow. We can get stuck in the same bad habits and patterns for decades! I also loved the scene where she told her younger self everything she loved about her. When I think of my younger self, I've always only thought of the pain, my failures, 100% negative thoughts. Sure, I've heard all about loving yourself, loving your inner child, but it never clicked the way that scene did.

I plan to write a letter to my younger self telling her all the incredible things I love about her.

Took off a star because there was some crude and vulgar dialogue that really wasn't needed. But overall an amazing film I'll watch many times.

Update Season 2: So, loved season 1 but forgot why. Maybe this series hits home if you're in love with someone who is a little more unique. I literally cried first episode of season 2, because can't recall the number of times I have gotten dressed up for a "romantic dinner" only for my sweet and loving man to not notice my efforts, and show up dirty and gross. It's not a sign of disrespect, he loves me so much. He's just wired differently and the typical societal norms don't make sense to him. When she tells him she feels like his friend and roommate?! That's me! But he's not making me feel that way intentionally or because he's a jerk. He's just different. He often explains to me, the way John explained to her, how everything he does is for me and so we can be together. It's not easy to love someone like that, but it's so worth it, and this series reminds me of the beauty in loving the unique people of the world. A must watch.

Season 1: I'm guessing those that hated this don't like Amy or Michael. Maybe if you don't, you won't. But if you're a fan of theirs, you'll love it. Heartwarming, funny, thought provoking. Binged the whole thing this afternoon. Highly recommend.