This movie has a lot of potential and I really wanted to like it, it just seemed like it pandered too much to Gen Z, and it felt like it was trying too hard to appeal to kind of an Uber PC crowd.
The homoerotic storyline just didn't work for me at all. I don't have any issue with people of any persuasion, but it just didn't feel to me like it belonged in this film, it felt out of place. Also I found it objectionable that there was plenty of male nudity, but no female nudity. That to me is just pureile, and somewhat of a puritanistic streak on the part of Hollywood. Very fake morality.
The film was decent, but it was a little difficult to understand her character and her motivations, especially towards the end when she felt the need to get with Patrick, who was a homeless, broke, wannabe tennis star. That just didn't work for me at all. I had multiple issues with this film, the soundtrack was marginal, the camera shots were good at times and completely zany and bizarre at other times, and the film felt like it could have been great had it been in the hands of a more appropriate director.
There's nothing wrong with the work of Gaudagnino, he's done some great work, but this didn't seem like the right project for him. Overall I would say if you have a couple hours to spare and you can stream it for free, it's probably worth your time, other than that I wouldn't go out of my way unless you're big Zendaya fan, which I'm not.
The homoerotic storyline just didn't work for me at all. I don't have any issue with people of any persuasion, but it just didn't feel to me like it belonged in this film, it felt out of place. Also I found it objectionable that there was plenty of male nudity, but no female nudity. That to me is just pureile, and somewhat of a puritanistic streak on the part of Hollywood. Very fake morality.
The film was decent, but it was a little difficult to understand her character and her motivations, especially towards the end when she felt the need to get with Patrick, who was a homeless, broke, wannabe tennis star. That just didn't work for me at all. I had multiple issues with this film, the soundtrack was marginal, the camera shots were good at times and completely zany and bizarre at other times, and the film felt like it could have been great had it been in the hands of a more appropriate director.
There's nothing wrong with the work of Gaudagnino, he's done some great work, but this didn't seem like the right project for him. Overall I would say if you have a couple hours to spare and you can stream it for free, it's probably worth your time, other than that I wouldn't go out of my way unless you're big Zendaya fan, which I'm not.