The story we all know, but get to see from ouside and feel it deeply

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2020)

I usually fall asleep at movies, yes even at the cinema. There's something about those reassuring voices that makes me feel so safe, that I can take a nap. So, when once in a blue moon, a film keeps me interested all the way till the end, without reaching for the fast forward button, or yawning because "oh the plot holes - oh the inconsistency etc." I know I've found something special. This movie, this experience, had me pressing "pause" from time to time because it was too much, in the best way possible.
Yes, it has the whole boy/girl meets girl/boy (or whatever you fancy) formula, but it's not some random person meeting another and then breaking-up over a bunch of lemons or tiny stupidity, because we just want to see them fight, because we're drawn to drama and conflict while eating popcorn. No, these two had very good and real reasons for each step of their relationship. And, oh, boy, if you were ever in one of the roles: child of divorce, the one that thinks he/she is kind but actually is selfish, the one that acts like a victim - always blaming others of their misfortune AND choices, or just an overall mess, not figuring where to go next - regardless of age or career - this, THIS will hit you, this will open your eyes, will make you huff and puff occasionally. I started arguing with the screen at certain points.
So, of course, watch it. There's no right or wrong moment when to do is, like, you'll see, even if you try to take sides, you just can't. Because humanity means not being just one thing, means being the good and the bad guy at the same time. It means we have no idea what we're doing and no matter how much you try, someone will get hurt. This is a movie/story about two good people in a bad situation.
On the acting side: I think this is the dream. To act so good it feels 100% natural, yet, it's all mastery and control and well placed emotion. This story is good on it's own, but these people make it LIFE on screen. Hat tip to the supporting characters as well: everyone was so well placed, it never felt fake.
It's great that my first review is about this beauty, that, if you really let it, will shake you, nicely and delicately, to your very core. And you'll appreciate more the ones that love you and the ones you love.