Not what it's trying to be

Rating: 2/10 (13 November 2019)

So I have watched the film recently after hearing so much good feedbacks about it.
I completely understand why some people loved this film and invested in it. It is one of those feel good and a little bit sad kinda movie.
The story was meant to be purely realistic which is very nice but was delivered as a beautiful page on instagram about Italy...
The direction was fine. The way the film was shot was nice but way too slow and a bit borring since most of the scenes are empty with nothing actually happening besides the discovery part...
Acting wise. Armie Hammer was below average... Yes he has what it takes to be the leading male in the appearance department but unfortunately acting wise, he was trying way too hard to be the cool dude and pretend to be gay... Did not work. Sorry
Timothée Chalamet was alright. You can tell that his real self is very similar to Elio's (you can tell by watching any of his interviews). His poppy face helps him so much in being innocent. But that is not enough. Yes the last scene was interesting to watch since its a long shot (but there was a song playing in his ear when acting this scene... ) but it was a little too late because during the film, his performance was very slow and way too subtle but in a very boring way... Ok we got it that he was discovering and so but then what... Again I am not saying he was bad but an oscar nomination? Really?
The father, the mother and the girlfriend were so fun to watch because even with their silence, they were heavily IN the film.
I like luca guadagnino, but this film was not one of his best work at all.