Last Film You Watched? #2

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Loubywoobywoo said:
What did you think of it?
I really disliked it, with the age difference between the characters, the male lead being pretty unlikable and the underwhelming soundtrack which could have been awesome but wasn’t. The fashion was also not as prominent as I would have liked, and I kept looking at my watch to see how long was left.
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I liked it, it was my second time seeing it, I wasn't keen on the actor playing Gary I just found him to be really slimey and just ugh! I though Alana Haim on the other hand was a breath of fresh air, I loved the scenes with her family, but the age thing could have been left out of it completely if we didn't know the ages of the characters I feel the story would have been accepted more, I did feel in some places it was a bit ropey and a bit drawn out like the whole Bradley Cooper part.
 
Margo_Channing said:
I liked it, it was my second time seeing it, I wasn't keen on the actor playing Gary I just found him to be really slimey and just ugh! I though Alana Haim on the other hand was a breath of fresh air, I loved the scenes with her family, but the age thing could have been left out of it completely if we didn't know the ages of the characters I feel the story would have been accepted more, I did feel in some places it was a bit ropey and a bit drawn out like the whole Bradley Cooper part.
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I liked Alana Haim too, I would have liked to see the film told from her character’s point of view and found out more about her family, as they seemed pretty interesting. The Bradley Cooper part was so drawn out, I agree. I think I was expecting it to be a more coming of age story and a love story between two high-schoolers or young adults, not a mixture of the two.
 
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