Miscast and Overhyped

Rating: 2/10 (11 May 2020)

This movie is visually beautiful and has a great soundtrack, thus explaining the two stars. Other than that, it's really nothing special.
Armie Hammer looks (and is) far too old for his role. He might have been better for the role 15 years ago, but even then his acting style is incredibly "Armie Hammer," if that makes sense. It's like he's playing himself.
The romance comes up very suddenly because, after reading the screenplay, its evident that in many of the scenes in the start of the movie in which Elio shows open dislike for Oliver are supposed to be hiding an attraction. This is not shown at all. From the acting we are given, it more or less seems like Elio is mistrusting and slightly jealous of Oliver until halfway when they become friends and then lovers.
The thing that really makes me dislike this movie more is the way that all these teenage girls have begun to obsess over it and have made it their favorite movie of all time, thinking themselves the next blessing to gay rights.