I think I may be too cynical for movies like this. The pseudo science is just so unbelievable, the pacing is very slow and the main female character seemed really off for most of the film.
The basic premise is that through our fingernails (which had to be removed for some reason), a test can determine if you and the person you are being tested with are in love. Our fingernails can in fact tell a medical doctor a few things about our health. But the idea that they can indicate love however is so far fetched. And I really don't understand why pulling the nails out painfully rather than looking at them under say a microscope was the method. Also how would our fingernails indicate which specific person we are in love with? I kept waiting for the reveal that Luke Wilson's character was actually a fraud.
I am have no issue with whimsical sci fi when done well. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is one of my favorite films. I even enjoyed Timer, a movie with an extremely similar theme. But Timer was a lot more entertaining. It really delved into the technology and the films universe, so you understood the motivations of everyone in it. Fingernails to me just felt flat.
The basic premise is that through our fingernails (which had to be removed for some reason), a test can determine if you and the person you are being tested with are in love. Our fingernails can in fact tell a medical doctor a few things about our health. But the idea that they can indicate love however is so far fetched. And I really don't understand why pulling the nails out painfully rather than looking at them under say a microscope was the method. Also how would our fingernails indicate which specific person we are in love with? I kept waiting for the reveal that Luke Wilson's character was actually a fraud.
I am have no issue with whimsical sci fi when done well. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind is one of my favorite films. I even enjoyed Timer, a movie with an extremely similar theme. But Timer was a lot more entertaining. It really delved into the technology and the films universe, so you understood the motivations of everyone in it. Fingernails to me just felt flat.