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I Read this book in the 7th grade and waited for 6 years to see this movie when it got announced. This is the most disappointing movie ive ever watched. The movie is pretty faithful to the events of the book and theres some moments where you see a lot of potential. Sad to report all these moments are completely ruined by the pacing of the movie. Ive never cared about pacing besides with this movie it bothered me so much. The book is about 550 pages and the run time is roughly 95 minutes so it covers about 6 pages a minute. Cinematography is a little too good for the movie. The amount of plot holes is insane and they took everything in the book and ruined it with the worst dialogue I’ve ever heard. It feels like this could’ve been great if they had enough time but I feel like the execution is just not there at all. I’m really trying to find a way to say it’s good but I really can’t. (P.S: maybe if your movie has vampires as the villain then don’t show them 10 minutes in to the movie, it makes them not scary) sad to see this franchise will never come back probably 😭

Didi was a movie i had high hopes for and it slightly dissapointed me on the pacing for the movie but the performances in this are insane and the writing is exceptional. Didi deeply resonated with me on a personal level because im 17 and this movie perfectly encapsulates what being a teenager is like especially heading into highschool and your friend group slowly breaks apart and they dont hang with you anymore in favor of their girlfriends or parties and just the general feeling of everyone kind of being your friend but not having any close friends and then taking out on your family because you dont know what to do. The movie is spot on with the language, descisions, and awkwardness of growing up. I feel for Chris because I see a lot of myself in him and the film definitely lives up to its tagline. It feels like a movie I’d make about my own life which is the best compliment I could give it. 10/10