Wasted potential

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2018)

When Elio & Oliver (Timothee Chalamet & Armie Hammer) do actually get together thats when I started to find the film interesting. Its when I started to feel invested in these characters and feel emotions for them. My problem is it takes so long to get to that point. I dont know exactly how long it takes but it felt like half the movie had already gone by. And the first half is pretty boring. I didnt feel like much of anything was going on. Plus, I had a hard time connecting with the characters initially because they felt so pretentious. I mean who sits around and discusses the origins on the word "Apricot"? And speaking of apricots, the director seems to have a hard on for them. So many shots of the apricot tree, or them eating apricots or literally has sex with one. Why? Its too bad because there was the potential there for me to really like this movie. I bought into their love story and Timothee Chalamet in particular is fantastic in it. Theres so much range in emotion just in the last scene next to the fireplace alone. And there was beautiful heartfelt moment between father and son after Oliver leaves. It was very poignant. I wanted the movie to be more like that. But it wasn't. And for that I feel like I cant give this movie any higher than a 6.