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.
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.