I never review movies but.....

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2018)

I completely do not understand how this movie got such good reviews. The characters in this movie did not fit at all. Oliver looked more like 34 not 24 and Elio seemed more than confused. The connection between the characters was unclear and seriously lacked chemistry. I tried really hard to like this film but the girlfriends and the families maid or whatever she was could have been played by wooden props, they lacked so much dimension. Elio's girlfriend was just a sexual prop to develop what story line?? I felt far worse for her than i did him, How humiliating to have sex with a person you really like only for him to be secretly having a sexual affair and not at all interested in your feelings at all. I understand how a story like this could be romantic to some but it also seemed wildly confusing and painful (remember that summer I had sex with that grown man who got married and still calls me?) That seems incredibly painful. Also all the reference to ancient greek art played into this theme of the older man with young boy thing that left a foul taste in my mouth. Lastly this film was pretentious and boring.