Great idea, the execution could have been better

Rating: 6/10 (6 December 2019)

I think the movie spends too much time in unnecessary dialogue, and doesn't quite build up for the final climax as it could have.
Also, for me, Harold's death would've been great if the kid he saved had a more important role in the story, either established before the incident or, even better, revealed after. It has been set-up for so long in the movie that the Eiffel's change of mind makes the climax underwhelming and disappointing.
But even the change of mind of Eiffel could've worked if we had been established earlier how important she was in the literary world of the story and how important her reputation was for her. Then, her changing the ending wouldn't only be saving a person's life, but actually sacrificing what she values the most to do it. We see she struggles to find that perfect ending, but we don't see how important it is for her and what she would lose if she doesn't, which means stakes.
The relationship between Harold and his romantic-interest is just too forced. She hates him and then, suddenly she doesn't. And she is not controlled by Eiffel so that wouldn't work as an explanation for it.
The idea is pretty good and there are some nice moments in the story, like when Harold is advised not to do anything in order to see if plot found him. The revelation that the watch didn't hace the right hour was also very good. The first act is pretty good at first, although it then becomes too slow and chatty. The bits of Harold and Dustin Hoffman's character trying to find out who the narrator is and what she's gonna do next are also very entertaining and definitely move the plot forward.