While the movie does show promise in some aspects, the story presented here is so basic that it makes them hard to appreciate. A basic plot like this should be executed perfectly or at least in an original way to be enjoyable, but it wasn't. Some moments were so cliché I felt like cringing, examples include
"Oh nooo! He dropped the note with her phone number and didn't notice! Look down, main character #2! You're gonna miss your chance!"
"Oh nooo! He waited in front of the cinema all night and when he finally gave up and left, she showed up! I can't believe they missed each other, this is so sad! If only that woman didn't have the brilliant idea to go to the theater after it was closed!"
I could go on.
Anyway, if the story is lackluster, what is left to enjoy in the movie? The cinematography is quite pretty. That's true. The acting is.... I guess it's good? Like, I think the actors performances were perfectly in line with what the director was going for. But the thing is, the exchanges in this movie are so stiff that I felt like I was watching a bunch of robots.
I know this movie takes place in Finland, and I know that the stereotype is that the people there are cold and asocial. But in this movie, I felt like this was taken to the extreme where the interactions between people simply felt unnatural.
If you easily connect with fictional characters, no matter how robotic they are, you may enjoy this movie. Otherwise you may as well skip it.
Anyway, if the story is lackluster, what is left to enjoy in the movie? The cinematography is quite pretty. That's true. The acting is.... I guess it's good? Like, I think the actors performances were perfectly in line with what the director was going for. But the thing is, the exchanges in this movie are so stiff that I felt like I was watching a bunch of robots.
I know this movie takes place in Finland, and I know that the stereotype is that the people there are cold and asocial. But in this movie, I felt like this was taken to the extreme where the interactions between people simply felt unnatural.
If you easily connect with fictional characters, no matter how robotic they are, you may enjoy this movie. Otherwise you may as well skip it.