Lack of chemistry

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2019)

Unfortunately, I didn't feel the chemistry between the protagonists. When Elio starts "confessing his feelings" (I had to rewatch that scene 3-4 times to understand that this what he was doing) to Oliver, it caught me by complete surprise, because nothing till that point showed that something was going on between them.
I liked the second part better, and I absolutely loved the music, the photography and the way the film brought to life my childhood summers, spend indolently reading, sleeping and swimming while eating juicy apricots and peaches in the countryside.
All in all, it was a nice enough movie, but far from the mastepiece I was expecting.