My husband and I watched this movie at home without reading about it first and without having any idea what to expect. It took us on a nice, refreshing little trip with lots of memorable characters and a great story line, and it left us feeling better, richer, even, for having watched it. I think this is one of the best movies that's come out lately that didn't have a super hero in it. Not that I object to super heroes.. I don't at all. Anyway, this movie is as good as Lady Bird, in my opinion, and it has a lot of Lady Bird's best features. It requires a little bit of thoughtfulness on the viewer's part to be enjoyed - not an extreme amount, just a little. About as much as Lady Bird does. And there's a lot of satisfaction at the end as payout for being a little thoughtful while watching it.Also, like Lady Bird, this is a story about someone moving into young adulthood -- a stressful time anyway - while having to navigate weirder family circumstances than the average person usually seems to have to deal with. It's different from Lady Bird, too, though, in that it's kind of a little mystery story. It's unique enough to watch separately.The crux of the movie is about that relationship between a boy and the men in his family. I think everyone knows that essentially the relationships between boys and men in families are really, honestly, at their cores, exactly the same as the relationships between females in families, but there's some kind of cultural denial about male family relationships. I saw in this movie an honesty about male characters that most movies are not willing to reflect.While it turned out to be no problem at all, the characters in this movie were initially not quite as relatable to me as they were in Lady Bird, and one thing that initially made them less relatable was all the maleness. But this is a story about men that I think women would appreciate seeing, and it's about time. After thirty minutes or so, I was deeply engrossed. The second thing that made it initially hard to relate: this is a story about people with more money than I'll ever have. Once I realized it was necessary for the story line and they weren't going to rub it in my face, all was well.Great movie.

So is this a Hollywood take on the French film 5-7? The two films are quite similar so when watching the preview it was unclear from a vague memory if the film had actually been seen already. The film has some appealing aspects. PB is strong as the father. It does feel a good deal like a Woody Allen drama at times. It does take itself way too seriously. There is a line early in the film when the narrator says something like "the character of the young man symbolizes the new New York". That is a Brooklyn bridge too far! There has to be a rule in Hollywood not to compare any one person to the city of New York. Especially a rich young bratty white guy. That might work a little for Boulder, CO but not NYC. Decent film with a title song that is simply much better than the film.

i thought i was watching a movie with what i saw was a great cast before i turned up;, but i saw a great cast, great scrip, and good enough directing. u wanna have a bet on who will not cry first before the end of a movie? it s this movie or el mar a fondo. emotions only come to the second half but they hit u like a brick, and you feel them no matter how tough you are. what does keep you going in the first half is knowing the narator is forgetting a part of the story. sorry i took so long to see the movie, i thought it would be something else. the only negative critic i can make is that: u sold it it for something it wasn't (trailer is bad). u will love it no matter how dumb, smart, romantic, cold, funny, or sarcastic you are. if you don't like it, u may say it s corny sometimes, but life is corny all the time and they do well to depict it. i thought the accents were all great eccept brosman who had a problem when we all know he can do American (director s fault i think). but the directore killed it on editing and we saw a lot of emotional scenes, so what else do we need?

My girlfriend dragged me to the cinema to see this flick, and when she fell asleep after 15 minutes, and despite not being a drinker, I wish I had smuggled in more than one beer. Like most films and series it is set in a fantasy world most of us don't have access to. A boy who's biggest problem seems to be getting away from his loaded dad and depressed 'don't know what to do with my free time' mother, and which woman to pursue. The stunningly beautiful one, or the stunningly beautiful one. Granted, I'm simplifying, and the story does build, but I just cannot fake any interest in these type of ivory tower characters anymore.