I watched this movie after hearing the news that James Reid and Nadine Listre has broken up. It made me watch this because of the same reason the movie was all about and the reasom the two broke up. At first it's very typical a boy meeting a girl with very different backgrounds but still found love. It shows the ups and downs of a couple trying to stay together but needs to grow individually.
SPOILER They still end up together
My problems with this movie:
1. With a running time of almost 2 hours I was expecting a more smooth transition of the two meeting, falling in love with each other, facing the problem, and getting back together, but instead we have a sudden transition which sometimes makes us scratch our heads at first before realizing that they did a time hop.
2. Moving on and starting a new life is a very relatable subject especially now a days where millenials prefer living in with each other. After the couple moved to London we only saw a couple of moments where Nadine struggled while James enjoys his job. We should have seen more of that argument where James called Nadine selfish. (Kudos to those two for their acting)
3. The most problematic part of this movie is that everybody thinks that this is a happy ending but it is really not. If you coukd rewind all the way from the very beginning where James told Nadine "I love you" and the latter responding you could see the expression in her eyes no hesitation but full of love. Then notice as the movie progresses and at the ending where James finally went home again. After the two talk (James first arrival after spending 2 years in London) they talked about how he's confused about how he feels. And notice at the ending where Nadine went to pick him up. Yes it was AWKWARD. Yes they almost fought. Yes they were finally together again but listen and see the expression on Nadine's eyes when she responded to him. It was like she was just staying because she needs to, she has to. While James stays because he still thinks there's hope that the old her would come back.
All in all I liked this movie. Promising and very much misinterpreted by many
SPOILER They still end up together
My problems with this movie:
1. With a running time of almost 2 hours I was expecting a more smooth transition of the two meeting, falling in love with each other, facing the problem, and getting back together, but instead we have a sudden transition which sometimes makes us scratch our heads at first before realizing that they did a time hop.
2. Moving on and starting a new life is a very relatable subject especially now a days where millenials prefer living in with each other. After the couple moved to London we only saw a couple of moments where Nadine struggled while James enjoys his job. We should have seen more of that argument where James called Nadine selfish. (Kudos to those two for their acting)
3. The most problematic part of this movie is that everybody thinks that this is a happy ending but it is really not. If you coukd rewind all the way from the very beginning where James told Nadine "I love you" and the latter responding you could see the expression in her eyes no hesitation but full of love. Then notice as the movie progresses and at the ending where James finally went home again. After the two talk (James first arrival after spending 2 years in London) they talked about how he's confused about how he feels. And notice at the ending where Nadine went to pick him up. Yes it was AWKWARD. Yes they almost fought. Yes they were finally together again but listen and see the expression on Nadine's eyes when she responded to him. It was like she was just staying because she needs to, she has to. While James stays because he still thinks there's hope that the old her would come back.
All in all I liked this movie. Promising and very much misinterpreted by many