A good film, but the book is better.

Rating: 8/10 (28 June 2019)

I read the book not long after it became popular and loved it, so obviously I decided to watch the film. Timotheé Chamalet's phenomenal acting was with certainly the best part; with his amazing expressions and wow-factor delivery I loved every bit of it. Armie Hammer on the other, was not. He was absolutely the wrong actor, mostly it just bugged me he was way too old for the part of Oliver. I also read somewhere that he refused to do certain explicit scenes and I think in this kind of film where the main plot point is romance.. you kinda need it? I think a better actor (and one that looked the part) would've done a better job overall.
I was surprised they kept a certain scene in - if you've seen it you know what I'm talking about - since it didn't add anything really to either the book or film (except a lot of reviews from people who were creeped out) but I guess well done to Timotheé for not backing out.
Cinematography, gorgeous. Editing, good.
Overall a good film, but not one to watch with your parents.