A slow, cautious beginning, which leads to a monumental ending.

Rating: 9/10 (4 January 2018)

The beginning and the middle of the movie, "Call Me by Your Name", seemed slow, and as if the movie had no purpose except for two guys falling in love -- which we have seen before in plenty of independent films; however, the ending made the movie come together in a monumental way. In particular, the ending was made up of some of the most profound dialogues -- for example, the dialogue between the main character and his father -- I've seen on film, which would not have made sense without the slow, realised progression of the main characters' love. Similarly, the main character wasn't very expressive of his inner emotions throughout the beginning and the middle of the film; however, the very last scene showed the acting chops of Timothée Chalamet - he, without any words, only in his eyes, reflected on the events of the entire film, which gave the audience an opportunity to connect the cautious beginning and middle of the movie to this profound ending. Masterful.