This film deeply moved me. It's so common to watch films that make perfect sense. Where the narrative is wrapped at intervals with chunks of story that aim at a definitive plot ending. Here if felt like I was inside the movie, watching the lives of these 3 people unfold. So much to be told, so much to be resolved, but only silence and the acts of a brave woman. Bravo.

I knew about this movie and it's premise, but watching it was like seeing something I truly had no desire to see. I didn't understand some of the meanings behind certain things that should have been explained, with out a doubt . The actors did the best they could with what they had, some more than others, McAdams needs to stop trying to do accents, she just can't! If they were childhood friends then two of them should have been ashamed at the way the Father totally denied the life of a an only child, especially being a Rabbi Some of this movie just made no sense and when it did it was poorly edited/directed. I have no clue why the sex scene was so revolting, but it was. The total opposite of what he was aiming for, I'm sure. I do NOT recommend this movie to anyone.

I wanted to like this movie. It's rare that A-list actresses sign on to play lovers, and rare to see romance between women on the big screen. But a lot of things didn't quite fit, from the editing, to the storyline, to the music, to the pacing.The score: whimsical at times, even in dramatic/tense scenes, which felt completely inappropriate. The score seemed like it belonged in a bizarre children's movie, but yet the singing scenes were very dark and sad/somber-sounding. This movie clearly took itself very seriously, so why the carnival music in parts? The cast: good acting overall, no complaints. The story: decent premise. A Rabbi's death brings together old flames in a strictly orthodox Jewish London community, and tensions rise, as well as feelings. But the end...no thanks. Editing/pacing: abrupt at times and feeling disjointed, yet also slow and lingering too long in scenes that dragged. So many directors think that if you are slow and have long, tedious scenes, you will be considered a genius for being artsy and understated. That just isn't how it works. Character development: eh. This movie really would have benefitted from more than just a few words about the past, but scenes depicting more of the history and story between the women. I want to see more depth with these women, but it does end up feeling one-dimensional due to the script and/or editing.In sum, even today, in 2018, 9 out of 10 movies about women who love each other end with suicide/murder, a woman going back to a man, a woman cheating on her partner with a man (or woman), or some other equally unforgivable outcome, and I say unforgivable because movie producers love to portray gay/bi women as tortured and unable to experience a healthy same-sex relationship. Guess which one this movie falls under, because I won't spoil it...My advice, skip this and re-watch Carol. I felt like this one wasted my time.

This is just an okay movie, which is not bad.The marketing for this film (if there was any) suggested that the movie was going to be a tad more dramatic than it really is.The acting is good and the performers manifest the emotions required for the complexity of the story but I think it lacks a hell lot of pacing, it's ending is played a bit more cathartic than it should, this is a love story but not really, it wants to be a love story, a story of self discovery, a tale of religion, friendship and forgiveness and it fails spectacularly in all fronts.Better pacing and much more defined story would have made a great difference.