A touching story...

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2018)

This was a very touching story of coming of age. The first love and loss and the pain you feel. The confusion. The yearning. The acting was very good. The movie suffered in that there were a lot of scenes that didn't add to the development of the story and actually did make it a bit boring at times. I think that was the intention though and it worked. At times, I was bored too. Armie Hammer, who played Oliver is a handsome man but he looks much older than the 24 year old Oliver. I agree with another reviewer who though a younger looking actor might've been better. I loved the scene where Elio's father gives him a father to son talk that was really sweet and loving and a beautiful example of parenting. I loved the rolling credits screen at the end as it was a beautiful moment and the music that was playing could not have been more perfect. A single tear fell. As a whole the movie will not be for most audiences because it was a bit boring but it was probably supposed to be that way to engage the audience to feel what summers were like in Italy for Elio. Overall, I enjoyed the movie and recommend it.