Directed by:
Stella MeghieScreenplay:
J. Mills GoodloeCinematography:
Igor Jadue-LilloComposer:
Ludwig GöranssonCast:
Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera, Taylor Hickson, Dan Payne, Fiona Loewi, Sage Brocklebank, Peter Benson, Françoise Yip (more)VOD (1)
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American romantic drama based on the novel by Nicola Yoon. The film tells the story of the relationship between 18-year-old Maddy Whittier (Amandla Stenberg), who can't leave her home because of a rare illness, and the new boy-next-door Olly Bright (Nick Robinson). When Olly moves into the neighbourhood, the pair begin messaging each other and Maddy's nurse Carla (Ana de la Reguera) decides to help him sneak in to see her. But when her mum (Anika Noni Rose) finds out she fires Carla and forbids Maddy from seeing Olly again. Desperate to see the world and to be with Olly, Maddy disobeys her mother and goes on an adventure with him in search of all the things she's missed out on in her life. But will her body allow her to finally fulfil her dreams? (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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If I look at it with sober eyes, the romantic central plotline is kick-started far too quickly, but in the face of its authenticity, I willingly squint my eyes. The bond between Maddy and Olly contains exactly that head-over-heels infatuation where you don't need to know anything essential about the other person, yet you are unshakably certain that this love is the one. It's everything. Combined with the nostalgic mood and ingeniously filmed virtual dialogues, it simply provides no defense for sentimental individuals.
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I correctly guessed the final point after the first fifteen minutes, and then I just waited for it to get there. The fact is that an interesting and highly emotional romantic drama could have arisen from this theme, if it had not been so naive and stupid, and if its main protagonist didn’t behave like a suicidal fool. The dream visualization of an SMS conversation is an interesting move, but very poorly filmed.
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