But the way it blend those with some more dense elements (one of them being almost too somber) feels so right that you can't help but be captured by it I've mentioned The Fault in Our Stars at the beginning, but in this sense it's much more akin to Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. don't get me wrong, at its heart this is still very much a YA rom-com, with all of it's clichés and pitfalls, nothing groundbreaking. But it soon goes from silly to charming, from charming to heartbreaking. Watching the trailer you might be tricked into thinking this is a silly YA rom-com, and sure enought I begins that way. For such a delightfully charming one, it's too much of an injustice, so here's my attempt to repair that a tiny bit. So imagine my surprise when, coming here after watching this movie, I found out that not only there's not a single review about it, but also so few people have seen (the vote count as I'm writing is only at 177)! I mean, really? This is by no means a B movie (which usually have ten times as many ratings), and it's already been three days since it was released. Whenever I finish a movie, the first thing I do is to check online for reviews I like to see other people's opinion about it, wheter they agree with mine or not. TL DR: If you've loved The Fault in Our Stars and the sorts, you can't miss this if you (like myself) hated it, you should still give this one a chance - you might be pleasantly surprised. The musical score slides by in the background creating a fun feel while also stepping up to hammer down an emotion in the more dramatic moments of the story.Ĭons: a couple locations didn't seem to serve much purpose in the story Overall Score 7 out of 10, very enjoyable watch and would recommend but not a classic. The camera work and framing seems to always have a purpose and interesting look to them while adding to the joke or emotion of the moment. The costumes accent the sets while sharing in that 'Blegh' blahnes humor of the world.

the sets and decor have a great sense of whimsicality to them but at the same time feel genuine to the world they are in. not sure if that is a script issue or the filmmakers didn't always accomplish what they wanted but taking points off here. Seems like some characters or moments got glossed over or rushed through. Pros: the story proceeds at a very fast easy viewing pace, you never check your watch to see how much time is left.Ĭons: maybe it moves too fast at certain times. He garners very strong performances from his two leads and orchestrates a couple very dynamic sequences, namely toward the end of the film.Ĭons: feels like at times there is some hesitation from the first time director to commit to a joke, but then at other times maybe he doesn't show enough restraint. Pros: Moore creates an unusual world with a lot of originality. Scolari and Mumolo provide nice comic relief as bickering parents dealing with a son that continually accidentally kills people in their small town.Ĭons: some of the side characters feel a little under developed. Telles in particular exudes charisma and charm, while providing some strong subtly during the more dramatic moments of her journey. It's easy to fall in love with them as a couple. Pros: Flynn and Telles share a clear chemistry on set. Pros: interesting concept, witty dialogue, and fun characters for the most part.Ĭons: it's an unusual concept but falls into some YA genre related cliches briefly. The last 30 minutes are also pretty slow. Right up my friend Kiz's alley but it didn't blow me away. His noise and have it count? It's just never really explained, which I wouldn't mind if the movie didn't put so much emphasis on the fact he has such a hard time making friends cause nobody wants to be around him. What counts as seeing his face? Could he wear one bandage around Realistically for a lot of the movie only his nose and forehead are covered. But he has lived his whole life without being arrested, and someone doctors or scientists aren't trying to run tests on him? As well as the fact that the whole seeing his face thing is never explained. Max (Flynn's character) kills anybody that sees his face. My main problem with this movie is plausibility. Flynn and his co star do an alright job but the movie doesn't really give them a lot to do. I thought it might be some super dark comedy but instead it was just some average teen romance movie with a weird quirk in it. The movie started off quite dark and I was thinking it would be more drama then comedy however it quickly switched gears to be a comedy. I've only seen the first season of 13 reasons why so I haven't see a lot of Flynn in anything to know a lot about his acting. With that being said I really liked the concept of this movie.

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