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very boring movie

Within half an hour of watching them fight I was officially done.... but I stuck around because Zendaya. Which I imagine is the only drawcard for this film. If you enjoy watching couples fight wittingly and passionately - then this is the film for you. If not, hard pass.

Dull, if you want to watch a couple argue for an hour and half, come round to mine after I roll home worse for wear after an afternoon out with the lads. It's probably more fun than this pseudo intellectual tripe.

This review is a mere speculation of what i observed of the movie. firstly may i say i am so impressed with the dialogue in it, and the fact that with only Zendaya & John alone as cast, managed to pull a masterpiece. one would say that that's very considerate given the fact that we're in a pandemic, i say: that's all he needed anyway. here's my speculation on the movie: Malcom (Sam as a producer) Marie (Sam's past as an addict) it seems to me like Sam is arguing with himself in the movie; Marie was angry at the fact that he didn't thank her for the influence she had on his film, while he thanked everyone else. Malcom apologizes and argues back that it wasn't ONLY about her, and starts to mention other people and situations. to me the movie was very rich and real, touches subjects that usually linger only in the mind, and so little spoken. it felt like a journey through Sam's mind and life struggles, i could be wrong, nevertheless it's an incredible movie.

... I was so ready to love this movie... But it's literally just one long fight?? Neither character is likable, they're both just yelling at each other from the start to the finish. With the cinematography and the actors... I feel like it could have been really good. But there's nothing appealing about just watching a 100 minute long argument.

I know that people will say that it is just fighting for whole movie and I say to them yes and that makes it so beautiful. It feels real, you can feel it. You can feel the love between them, you can feel all. The shots are beautiful and the way that they have used music. All of the shots tell something to you. Is someone scared or angry etc... I truly think that if you don't like this movie you should just watch Superhero movies. This is a masterpiece

This movie was exactly what i was expecting when i saw the poster. It is insanely pretentious that it is sometimes cringeworthy. I think this is an interesting concept, a film consisting of just two people and showing their relationship over the course of a single night. After watching i think it might work better as a short film as by the end of its run time it seemed like it just had nothing else to say and felt like the same arguments over and over again. The male character is a film maker that thinks he is the best film maker since slice bread and the whole time i just couldn't stop thinking that he was just a mouth piece for the director. His words felt like the directors. It was like film school pretentiousness with him constantly talking about certain directors and certain moves and not understanding them like Citizen Kane. The whole shooting on film and in black and white was just done to be artsy in my eyes. Maybe it added something a little different to it but i thought it made this gorgeous house look terrible because the film was so noisy resulting in it being so grainy. The construction of some shots were really nice. The acting was ok. Zendaya was pretty good but the male lead was a little over the top for me. The script was another issue. It was so over written. It didn't feel like people talking, it felt like words of a page. The plot was sort of infuriating. It repeated its self so much. The worst part of the movie though was the plot regarding the critic. It was wrote from such a bitter place. The director obviously had a bad review from the LA Times probably the review for Assassination Nation. It was so awkward to watch. It is brought up so much and so often. Really really bad. I would say you could definitely skip it.

This film has a good script with consistent argument-building. It's easy to follow and good enough to keep you interested throughout. For the rest, acting is ok and the youth, looks and fame of the protagonists helps the viewer get more invested in the film. Cinematography is looking alright and the black n white was a good choice; character blocking looks also vibrant and there's plenty of energy in many scenes. Indeed, some might find that small parts are pretentious or unnecessary and other parts rather hilarious such as the one JDW eating with his mouth open while shouting...but these do not spoil the entire film. Overall, the director/writer did a good job creating this piece, giving moments of debate about love, politics, existence and all delivered with a great pace. Maybe this is the new Valentines Day fav movie..? 8/10 strong effort by Levinson.

A lot of people won't like this movie because they'd think its so boring and dull and the characters are repeating themselves just arguing and fighting, but hey! Guess what its what real relationship issues is like , this movie a real art work taken out of actual LIFE! It not all about action , thriller and superhero's , as less thrilling as it is as real as it will ever get , relatable and touching , its like a scene of real actual two couples going through a roller coaster of emotions , arguing about love , life , work , passion , movies and relationships. The directing was so good , cinematography and the ACTING!! Zendaya and JDW gave a very real cruel amazing piece of work.