Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

williamholloway1971 Saw this wonderful movie on Netflix. Karen Gillan is brilliant & wonderful in this role. Jane's interactions with Benny left me with tears. Her ability to make you understand the complexities of the situation yet keeping the scene simple and flowing are why this Sheila is one of this Ages great actors. I will watch this movie again someday I am sure. Glascow, Scotland looks like Detroit, Michigan in some ways. Supporting cast did a decent job. A movie to see with one you love, especially a redhead. The movie gives insights to better understand em.

sscarito Where's the 0.2125 out of 10? I know, that's very specific. I think it's very accurate though. Also, I have no fingers. How am I typing this? Anyways, so I expected this movie to be good. It had one of my favorite actresses! The plot looked good too. it sounded good. APPARENTLY WE CAN'T JUDGE A MOVIE BY ITS PLOT . so yes

drugaddictsinthejungle Story about a schizophrenic and vulnerable woman called Jane and her relationship with a manipulative psychopath called Tom.When Jane was a child her mum died, and her dad turned to booze and disappeared, which seems to have contributed to her pursuing abusive relationships with father figures. Tom wages a campaign to make Jane's life as miserable as possible (resorting to breaking and entering, theft, kidnapping, and threatening to kill her dog), in order to exploit her financially and sexually.The dark subject matter is hidden in romantic comedy tropes in a similar way to 500 Days of Summer. To begin with it hits every romcom beat - you'll anticipate every new plot point - but gradually becomes less predictable and it's not till the end that it becomes clear if the story's going to be a redemptive one and she either kills Tom or escapes him, with a new sense of confidence, or if it's going to go the full tragic heroine route and have Tom take her away from her remaining family and set her up as a domestic slave. *cough*

doddsjames Rom Com a bit of a maligned term in the world of films, but I think it is a question of degree. Would I like a full on romantic film? No. Would I like a full on comedy? No. So a combination of these two is likely to be a disaster for me, unless it is done as well Not Another Happy Ending.The film is well acted and all characters are well drawn, memorable and actors put their hearts into the performance. The camera work and editing do a great job to establishing the world the characters inhabit but allow the characters time to develop instead quickly moving on to next scene. The direction is interesting when it needs to be, but the actors are the main focus on the film, so that is just as well fancy camera work is not used when they are delivering their performances.The story is enjoyable and probably more realistic than you might think, if you think that would never happen or character would not be like that, for the purpose of entertainment let it go, its not a gritty life study.Karen Gillan really has proved her her leading lady status here, and although the star of the film the supporting cast are also fantastic you can tell there must have been temptation to expand their roles further, perhaps should be focus of further stories.Criticism of the film I would say is mostly the predictability of the plot,even with my little knowledge of the Rom Com,you know what is going to happen , but, these films are not watched for plot twists , unpredictable events. Budget is not a noticeable issue but it has a feel of an extended pilot for a TV series which never got made (and of course should have been made)and those who helped crowdsource fund the film should be proud of what the helped create.A final recommendation is the music, it's great and mostly not well known. The most mainstream track saved for the high emotional point, almost goes too far , but I can forgive that or release the soundtrack I can always skip that track, while loving the rest.Passes the Bechdel Test