Good, but I didn't love it

Rating: 7/10 (5 March 2018)

Call me by your name (2017) is now the winner of best adapted screenplay, and was also nominated for other categories, one being best actor (Timothee Charlamet). This film tells the story of Elio and Oliver. Oliver, played by Aarmie Hammer, is a man that has come to stay with Elio and his family. Elio is a 17 year old that starts to fall for Oliver during his time with them. That is where our film's plot lies. I'll be honest by saying that I personally did not love this film as much as the majority of viewers did. But I am in no way bashing the film or saying it's not worthy of praise because some aspects of it are worthy. I'll go over the positives first. The biggest upside to this film is the acting. Both Charlamet and Hammer give great performances, they really do. Charlamet was deserving of the Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. I was very impressed by his work and I connected with his character. Hammer was good as well, and I was also impressed. I didn't really like his character that much, and I didn't care for their chemistry, in fact I felt there was a lack of it. But putting that aside, most of the dialogue is clever and there are good performances to be seen. I just couldn't really get into the story of the two leads. I was very excited to see a gay romance film getting so much attention, because that hasn't really happened since Brokeback Mountain, but I felt slightly disappointed. 7/10.