POSITIVES…
Premise is generally fascinating, especially considering the setup of when it’s taking place.
Also considering the setup, it does go down interesting places and ideas with the narrative.
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Anne Hathaway looked like they were appropriately playing up their characters, and are clearly enjoying themselves as Paxton and Linda respectively.
The whole relationship and chemistry between Linda and Paxton is one of the main strengths of this movie.
That Skype call with Ben Stiller, and the facetime conversations with Ben Kingsley, were entertaining!
There is some fun humor here, like the running jokes, word play, even including the ones relating to COVID-19.
Edgar Allan Poe.
NEGATIVES…
I get that we're supposed to all be on lockdown as we're watching this, and presumably have all the time in the world to watch, but this movie is unnecessarily longer than it has to be.
Meanders. Boring at times. Indulgences itself too much.
There are some big monologues that just didn't land. Which is a shame.
If you’ve seen the trailer, you are essentially watching this movie specifically for the third act, and honestly it wasn't quite worth it.
Really suspend your disbelief. You're going to need to.
The lack of a soundtrack for a good chunk of the movie didn't help.
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