Whatever you choose, it will probably turn out not OK

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2017)

Nemo is a boy born with a peculiarity: he can "remember" the future, because the angels of birth forgot to reset his mind. Apparently all "about-to-be-born" babies can also select their parents and Nemo picks a couple that seems reasonably nice. Unfortunately, when Nemo is in his early teens, mum and dad separate and Nemo must decide which one to pick.
Life with mummy seems the best option because in his teenage years Nemo gets to live with Anna, the love of his life (and the daughter of his mummy's boyfriend).
Life with dad is more unpleasant, but Nemo gets the chance to explore romance with Elise (love n.2) and Jean (the rebound option).
The moral of the story could be that whatever decision you take, your life will still be far from perfect. What seems to work out one moment falls apart the next and viceversa.
Added to the multiple options plot, is the cosmic twist of the Big Crunch, a scientific theory according to which the universe will stop expanding and start shrinking and time will reverse. Obviously, Nemo knows when this will happen, so he tries to keep alive as long as possible just to re-live all his lives.
Aa much as the story is quirky, unusual and interesting, it is also deeply flawed:

Nemo's very long life seems to revolve only around his teenage and early thirties years - The romance with Anna takes an awfully long screen time, especially the teenage years, but also the various developments of the possible story lines, making it very soppy - The side story with Jean takes additional time and seems unnecessary - The main plot of multiple choices was already intriguing enough, without the Big Crunch twist

I usually like quirky movies that deal with identity and memory and I thought Mr. Nobody was the sure deal. However, after almost two hours the story started to drag. A tighter editing, a slightly simpler plot or a little less romanticism would have made it memorable.