Kylie Bolding

i just watched the film and what a waste of time! i mean i get its supposed to be a foggy metaphor for the creative writing process but i think it was just kinda bad. a real disappointment too, i was expecting a mend bending thriller that would get me thinking, instead i got something that feels like it should have never actually been released. It was so half-baked, i didn't understand what had happened by the end, and i was just annoyed and confused that the movie didn't become fully realized. It left me feeling like I wasted time watching it (which is not how you want your audience to feel). It had a disappointingly confusing ending, and it didn't bother to tie up any loose ends or end up saying anything at all. I thought allison was a genuinely interesting and enigmatic character in the beginning. Why was she lying? Who IS her husband? Why does she seem to want to create drama between these two people? But by the end, she was a drunk pathetic mess who I didn't care to watch. The disjointed narrative aside, some scenes lingered wayyyy to long at the expense of the story. This movie could have been A LOT shorter. What's the significance of the bear? Which reality is real, which characters are married, was act 1 all in Allison's head, and act 2 real, or vice versa? All questions the movie desperately wants us to ask, but it never bothers answering them. Some people might find it interesting, but ultimately, I felt cheated. You can't just have ambiguity be the WHOLE movie. At some point all of it has to mean something, you have to tie it up and explain why it mattered, otherwise, WHY AM I WATCHING?? The movie did a great job at creating suspense and intrigue, which is why I'm so annoyed that it had basically no conclusion. I want to know what's going on, I want my questions answered, and with the build-up it gave us, it really seemed like we were in for a crazy explanation. But instead we get "it's all in her head" or whatever the hell we were supposed to take from that mess. This movie feels like half a movie, like there could've been something wayy more interesting happening but the director was just like "nope lets end it here, this'll REALLY get 'em thinking". We, as the audience, are not supposed to be grasping for meaning, trying hard to understand what the hell is happening. And if we are, YOU NEED TO COMMIT TO IT. They wanted to make us figure it out, yes, I get that. But they didn't give us enough to work with, hell, I thought the HOT COFFEE was going to come back around as something meaningful, because they alluded to that shit so much. The only redeemable quality about this movie is Aubrey Plaza.

Amazing movie. Not for everyone.

I loved this movie. I don't watch a lot of romance so I was going into this thinking they would end up together. I love Taissa Farmiga and they were both amazing in this. I think they were both very toxic with each other and heavily overdependent, especially Mel. She was abusive during their fights, Dan too, mostly in self defense. There was so little communication it made me mad, and I hate how Dan wouldn't let Mel be upset even though he's the one who cheated repeatedly. Mel acted immature and selfish when he told her about his job, though I understand why she was upset. My only dislike was the underdeveloped characters and it felt slightly rushed. We hardly know anything about Mel or Dan's personality or life other than their jobs. But overall this was an amazing portrayal of the toxicity, abuse and love that goes on in a lot of teen relationships.