I enjoyed it, didn’t love it as much as Juno and Up in the Air. As a non-parent, I think those with kids would appreciate it more. I was wondering where this was going plot-wise until the reveal at the end. Also in terms of siblings, Livingston and Duplass make for more plausible brothers than Duplass and Theron as brother sister.
Honestly kinda hated the ending. I thought it was a great movie up to that point, and looking back I see how it was clearly leading to that, but god do I dislike that ending.
I initially had a problem with the ending, but the more I thought about it, the more I think it added to themes of the movies and the character. It made me like it more.
I just got out of seeing this and thought it was pretty good, i sort of was beginning to predict the ending but, i think the story was really well told and there were some really great and funny moments in this.
I enjoyed this but saw that ending coming from a mile away. Almost felt like season 1 of Mr Robot to me, where it was so obvious that they WANTED you to know the twist. Didn’t feel like a secret. Which is fine, I actually like a twist like this better when it doesn’t come out of nowhere.
The coolest thing about the Mr. Robot season 1 "twist" though was that they used an obvious one to distract everyone from the not-so-obvious one.
I agree, and I almost feel like the twist is meant to be figured out before it is revealed in effort to make you pity/feel more for Marlo and understand the emotional/mental strain she is going through. I am not a parent so I cannot relate but I can imagine this movie might hit a real chord for parents of 2-3 children. Especially ones with children with developmental issues like Jonah.
I un(?)fortunately haven't seen anything from either Reitman or Cody since Young Adult. Loved this, maybe even more than Juno, although that might just be recency bias. It tones down the quirkiness (hah...) but then creates something so raw. Theron and Davis were stellar. It's cool to think of this as the third part of a trilogy, but it's also just a really good movie on its own, as are the other two. I'm in my twenties and don't have kids, but I strangely feel like I've grown up alongside this series of films exploring pregnancy and parenting.
both this movie and Eighth Grade have young girls doing kareoke to Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe: what a moment for cinema
even though I really enjoyed this, i can see this argument. It seemed like they knew exactly how they wanted it to end, but had some trouble getting it there at some points. I'd like to watch it again soon to see if it held up for me.
I really enjoyed this. I personally didn’t see that ending coming. Those who said they saw it coming - what tipped you off?
For me it was the “i have to go and i can never come back or see you again” thing. It came too out of nowhere for me.