I saw the trailer for this movie on Netflix, and it was much anticipated on my end. Although Dan has always done comedy, I wanted to give him a chance to express his artistic brush to the category of drama. Sadly, it just did not work. The script seemed to have had potential, and I think with some adjustments to the script, and definitely to the casting, this would have have been phenomenal. It just fell flat. Dan was just not believable as a grieving husband navigating life. His friends were unbelievable and curiously cast. Honestly, I think Himesh Patel (great acting) would've done better in the main role and Dan as the friend. Ruth Negga's character was so over acted and so over the top, that I believe she was one of the primary reasons I did not like this movie. It was as if she was taking high school drama 101. She was distracting. Perhaps she was just trying to work with a really bad script. This category of movie, in my opinion, is at the top of all the genres that are available, and it's so rare that Netflix will put out a good movie in that category, so I really wanted this to work.
OK some of the things that did work was the music. The music was impeccable. The aesthetic of the movie was amazing. I like the clothing, I liked the apartments, I liked the art gallery, Etc. That was beautiful. And I think if it was different actors with a slightly adjusted script, it may have evoked a tear from me. I wanted to feel sad, I wanted to feel pain, I wanted to feel a sense of something, but no. I just stared at the screen with disappointment.
Dan Levy is an amazing actor in the comedy genre. I don't like to box someone in the category, but I would like to see him try again, but with some adjustments. We need people like him, creative and brilliant. And I know he wanted to break out of the comedy genre, and I respect that, but this was not his crowning glory.
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