The One I Love (2014) User Reviews

Good episode of the Twilight Zone

[voyou-703-655350 · 7/10 · 28 August 2014]

I rarely watch a romantic comedy, and I wouldn't have watched this one based on the IMDb plot description, so thanks to the then 15 reviews that changed my mind. That was a very pleasant hour and a half.

I like to be told a story, and that's what the movie does. This story is completely centred around its characters, the young couple next door, portrayed with simplicity and in a way that lets us relate and empathise. They also act and react like sane and sensible people, which is so uncommon nowadays that it's worth mentioning.

I'll sum it up as both intriguing and amusing, a double source of entertainment. One way to achieve that is to confuse the viewer as much as the protagonists. A very right thing to do, and done in the right proportion in my opinion. We can get confused for a minute, yet we always understand what's happening. There is also a constant undertone of drama. The ending alone can be felt very differently based on our mood of the moment.

Rich writing and solid delivery can satisfy you on several levels. A theatre screen is not necessary though; renting it is fine if you're on a budget.

You can't always get what you want

[ferguson-6 · 7/10 · 20 August 2014]

Greetings again from the darkness. Starting out with a typical marriage counseling session, director Charlie McDowell and writer Justin Lader lull us into a movie-going comfort zone based on our experience with such Hollywood fluff as Hope Springs and Couples Retreat. All that should be said at this point is ... not so fast!

A crumbling marriage and the subsequent lack of success with communication, leads therapist (Ted Danson) to recommend a weekend alone at a private country estate. The twists and turns that await Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss), take marriage counseling to an entirely new spectrum. Sophie wants to reignite that early relationship spark and Ethan just wants things back to normal.

The setting does justice to the legend of beautiful California real estate, but things aren't all they seem as Ethan and Sophie bounce back and forth between the main house and guest house. It's in these moments where the big relationship questions are addressed ... and the script is smart, funny, creative and dark. It's not likely anyone can watch this without having some inner dialogue, and probably even some real discussion afterwards.

Mark Duplass ("The League", Safety Not Guaranteed) and Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men") not only carry the film, but also take on significant responsibility with wide-ranging personality traits and subtle physical changes. Duplass is exceptional and easy for most guys to relate to in how he handles the challenges. While I've never been a big fan of Ms. Moss, her performance here is quite impressive. Whether "together" or "apart", they complement each other nicely.

The closest comparison I have for this one is Ruby Sparks (2012), but this one will have you questioning what makes a relationship work and what should we really expect in our partner. The idea of recapturing the initial spark is absurd, but that doesn't lessen the need for realistic expectations. For the first feature from director Charlie McDowell (son of Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen) and writer Justin Lader, the unique and creative approach to such a complex topic make these two people to keep an eye on.

Pretty outstanding

[Red_Identity · 17 August 2014]

Boy, was that so not what I expected. That's all I'm going to say though, anything else would be a disservice to those who haven't seen it. All I'm going to say is that it's a splendid film. Endlessly intriguing with some superb writing and directing, and two absolutely fantastic leading performances. I remember Mark Duplass from Your Sister's Sister, and he's even better here. A guy to watch out for. The main reason I sought this out was because of Elisabeth Moss, who's already given one of my all-time favorite female performance on television with Mad Men. I was pretty excited to see her for the first time in a film, and as a fan, she still surprised me. She's enormously talented, and her work here isn't unlike her work in Mad Men. She's subdued, and always giving the impression that she's portraying so many different facets of her character beneath the surface. If Duplass is great, Moss adds that extra dimension that makes her work here nothing short of outstanding. It's the best female performance I've seen all year, if maybe only rivaled by Johansson's turn in Under The Skin. And, well, the entire film is one of the best I've seen this year. I strongly recommend this, and recommend everyone sees it without knowing too much about it.

A unique way to let go of your marriage problems!

[Reno-Rangan · 7/10 · 14 June 2016]

This is a slow start, but the second half makes it worth a watch. You better know nothing about the film, just have it and enjoy your time. Because that was the case for me and then I found it a good one. I don't know this director, but Mark Duplass was doing such kind of unique concept small films. So there's no surprise, except I did know I would end up liking it very much.

When it comes to the film theme, kind of resembles 'Coherence'. The whole film revolves around a married couple, except in the beginning. So it is a minimal cast film that is set in a remote place villa. As their therapist's instruction a couple who are on the edge of losing their marriage, tries a weekend getaway to patch the differences. But end up encountering the strange events that pleases them more than what they've expected. When they begin to realise the reality, comes the trouble to fix it once for all.

The third act was amazing. The pace keeps getting better and the tension in the story simply creates enough curiosity about the ending. But the conclusion was very basic and guessable. I liked the honest than too much fancy. Still the viewers look for the answers regarding how it ended which is kind of a wide open for the discussions.

I love modern sci-fi dramas, especially in the last one decade, I have been enjoying them a lot, which are highly intelligent yet casually narrated on the screen that anybody can understand easily. If you had liked films such as 'Coherence', 'Another Earth', 'Her', 'Melanchony' et cetera, then surely would have a good time with it.

7/10

From Malcolm McDowell's son...rom com grows a brain

[bob_meg · 10/10 · 24 August 2014]

It's hard to relay the joy I felt watching The One I Love, Charlie McDowell's first full-length feature. It's the kind of film you'll remember for a long time because it breaks so many boundaries. It's the kind of film Spike Jonze might come up with, minus some of the academic pretensions he sometimes clings to.

The trailer for The One I Love is almost perfect. It doesn't spoil the premise of the film, and neither will I.

Mark Duplass (who also produced along with his bro, of course) and Elizabeth Moss are excellently cast as Ethan and Sophie, two not-so-newlyweds who are encountering all too typical problems "relating."

At the suggestion of their therapist (Ted Danson, in a just-right cameo) they spend a weekend at a rather large rental house, unsuspecting of the lengths their counselor is willing to go to in order to motivate them to "connect."

The One I Love is a high-wire act by anyone's standards. The script is especially brilliant, but it doesn't spit its brilliance in your face constantly and then ask for your approval with laughter or the occasional tear. Instead, it dabbles in elements of Sci-Fi and Fantasy but doesn't let the main characters (or the audience) off easily by subjugating the human story to questions of logistics. In other words, this isn't a movie for the compulsively left-brained and anal. The performances and plot are engaging enough to make you accept this often absurd but always engaging film for what it is.

It takes guts to break the rules, even more talent to make it work. With The One I Love, Charlie McDowell seems destined to reprove the adage that talent runs in the family.

love the inventive twist

[SnoopyStyle · 7/10 · 27 June 2015]

Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) are struggling as a couple after he cheated on her. The therapist (Ted Danson) sends them on a retreat. What starts out as a nice simple vacation takes a strange unexpected turn.

It's hard to write a review about this movie without giving away the twist. It's a rather boring indie for the first 20 minutes. Then it takes the left turn and gets quirky fun real quick. It's great when the couple is trying to figure it out. It's pretty funny. It does drag a little after the initial turn. It goes into something deeper than a simple comedy.

Intriguing combination of humor and pathos

[jlevy-24 · 7/10 · 4 May 2014]

I'm a huge fan of the Duplasse brothers and of Elizabeth Moss and I saw this film at the Montclair (NJ) Film Festival and enjoyed it very much. The description doesn't do it justice BUT to provide a more in-depth description would have to include spoilers and this is a film that you DON'T want to have spoiled for you. Both Moss and Duplasse are charming in this clever dramedy with real meaning for those of us for whom a long- term marriage carries with it both discomfort and comfort. Ted Danson plays a marriage counselor who sends this couple off for a weekend that he guarantees will help repair their badly broken connection. But they are in for a wealth of surprises over the weekend. Lots of humorous bits but it is basically a serious look at long-term relationships and how people have to come to terms with what they truly want.

One of the most original movies to come out in a while. I loved it & highly recommend this. Just don't tell anyone about the twist

[cosmo_tiger · 9/10 · 2 November 2014]

"We had two completely separate experiences with each other that neither of us remembers." Ethan (Duplass) and Sophie (Moss) are married and are having problems. When their therapist recommends a weekend getaway they jump at the chance. The night starts off great with a romantic dinner but then things start to happen to each other without the other one remembering. What starts off as confusion becomes something that no one can or wants to believe. This is a movie that can not be spoiled. The trailer does not give the main idea away and if you have seen it please don't tell anyone else about it. The only way to describe this is that it has a very Twilight Zone feel to it. This is not a typical romantic comedy or even drama. What I will say is that this is one of the most original movies that have come out in a while and I absolutely loved it. This is a movie that must be seen and recommended but not described. Much like the sixth sense it will be ruined if you know the twist. Overall, one of the most original movies to come out in a long time. I loved it and highly recommend this. Just do not tell anyone about the twist. I give this an A.

I saw that ending from a mile off

[lovethesun · 4/10 · 7 May 2019]

I'm not going to say what happens but there was zero surprise for me. It started out with promise but it was just long and drawn out. I would not recommend it.

Good Concept. Needed more elaboration

[loveglow101 · 7/10 · 20 May 2022]

I enjoyed the movie. It kept my attention which is not easily done. I enjoyed the story and the acting was right where it needed to be. My only gripe is this is one where you'll be asking "But why tho". Other than that, it's a solid watch.

"Why not" kind of flick

[gregkae · 7/10 · 24 March 2019]

Relationship drama in an unsuspecting setting with a sort of futuristic twist leaves a lot to be desired but is so well acted, filmed and thought out that it makes you stay till the very end, even though it is really drawn out and stretched to the max like a pair of old sheer tights over a fat leg. One can argue that certain ideas and scenes could have been given more screen time and/or dedication but hey-ho, I'm not gonna cry myself to sleep.

The problem is that you have to sit through and watch until it reaches its conclusion even when you're compelled to leave or take a quick nap because permanent threat of boredom always looming, always quietly creeping up, so yeah, it's difficult to judge.

Having said that, props for some original movie making. Can be seen but should it be? Not sure if you'll be missing out if not. It is quite surprising, it does a few turns along the way, so if you have spare 90 minutes to kill..

Premise interrupted

[nancyldraper · 6/10 · 27 June 2019]

An interesting premise, or was it? To my mind, it had the beginning of a unique premise but they didn't work out the how the the premise worked. It didn't have an internal logic. SciFi films don't have to be real but they do have to build (and then be faithful to) an internal structure, which I don't think this did. And, the final twist was entirely predictable. The beginning was boring and poorly written. I thought there was little chemistry between Sophie and Ethan. But the middle was interesting. Not resolving the premise was the problem for me. So, poor beginning, predictable ending without resolving the underlying mystery - I give this film a 6 (fair) out of 10. {SciFi Mystery}

Not what I expected... it was better!

[richard_robinson_8 · 10/10 · 9 August 2014]

This is listed on our cable service as a romantic comedy. It's not, it's better than that.

I agree with other reviewers that the less you know about it the better. It has what all great movies have - it makes you, no, it actually lets, you think about yourself, other people, and emotional situations in new and different ways.

Hard to believe you can get all that out of a such a small cast and such limited locations. Many thanks to the writer, the director, and the editor. Please, does anyone know where this was filmed??

Give this movie a watch and you'll see.

Fun concept... for a Twilight Zone episode.

[vithiet · 6/10 · 2 December 2020]

It does get some for a good performance from Elizabeth Moss. The writing is also pretty well done, though this could have totally been a shorter Twilight Zone episode; it tends to drag on a bit after a while. It's not bad at all but ultimately feels a bit unsatisfying as we don't quite get the point (at least I didn't).

O yeah .. a twilight zone tribute...

[canuckteach · 8/10 · 26 February 2021]

Ted Danson is a shrink who sends a troubled couple (Sophie & Ethan) to a weekend getaway that, he assures them, will help them resolve their marital problems. At first, one of the couple manifest better relationship skills, while the other reverts to form. Then visa versa. What can be happening?

Those of us who grew up watching TWILIGHT ZONE 60 years ago would recognize the dramatic 'device' unfolding. This is an excellent take on that premise, with more time for twists/turns in a full-length movie. Some unneeded bad language & a couple of make-out scenes. Sorry- no spoilers here. Enjoy. 8/10

surrealism in the one i love

[emilyelizabeth1283 · 7/10 · 26 August 2014]

The One I Love (2014), written by Justin Lader and directed by Charlie McDowell, brings something new to the table involving relationship dissection, and ironically echoes another movie I've recently written about in the I Just Saw… section, Coherence (2013). Both deal with characters in rocky relationships who are forced to make bold moves when confronted with themselves, in a quite literal sense.

Time passes and people change. But it is a complex move. Not everything about a person changes, or at the same pace, and that which you think has changed can sometimes hit you in the face with the truth that it hasn't changed in the slightest. Sometimes the memory of who we were years ago haunts us, in good ways and in bad. At some point we long for some aspect of ourselves lost, and at others we try to hide all memory or our former selves forever. But this is all written with only the subjective experience in mind. When you throw in the precarious balance of two people in a relationship, the reality of past and present become all the more dramatic, especially when the reality looks different to each half a couple.

The One I Love takes this dance to a new level and gives it a twist. After deciding to take a little holiday together to try and recapture the fire in their relationship, Sophie and Ethan, (played by Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass), literally become two pairs as each of them faces an exact copy of their lovers, but whom oddly seem to encompass most of the good and nearly none of the "flawed" aspects of each character. The result is a brutal reminder of the changes one goes through guided by the choices one makes along the way. When Sophie starts falling in love (back in love?) with Ethan's double, he becomes jealous of…himself! It is a fascinating and inventive look at a relationship like I've never seen before.

The opening of the film views like a documentary, filled with subtle humorous lines so dry that they could almost make it past were it not for their honesty. The movie is filled with static shots that concern themselves only with capturing the moving present, but as this effect makes sense in the beginning, the effect moves the movie further and further into the surreal realm as the minutes go by. It is a smooth, clever transition, intersecting the point at which a million questions rise up in the viewer's mind about what the heck is happening in that house. The focus moves cleverly from a typical relationship drama to something more as the plot moves toward the supernatural, but this happens without ever losing the viewer to that supernatural aspect; by the time weird stuff starts to happen we are invested in the characters and rooting for their relationship.

When the couple first realize that somehow their doubles have been conjured, only appearing when the original is out of the room, they get freaked out and start to run away. It is Sophie's insistence that this little adventure could be just what they need to get their relationship back on track that convinces them to return and explore the phenomenon a bit further.

They come up with some ground rules before engaging in taking turns with their respective spouse's duplicate: They will not have sex with them, and they will be completely honest about their experiences. They agree. But things don't go exactly as planned.

The observations I made here and throughout the rest of the movie ranged from the very simple to incredibly involved. One of the most intriguing aspects of the characterizations is that neither of them looks at their duplicate as an impetus to become better people and recapture the positive things they may have lost over the years since the two first met. Instead, they each give in to jealousy and insecurity for which each of them dearly pays in their own ways. And I feel that it is this twist that puts the movie more along the line of romantic comedy…and nothing more complicated. If the two were to dive in to the observation of themselves with more awareness perhaps the movie would have broached such thought-territory as expressed in films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). As it stands, though, I enjoyed the movie very much and it is one of the most creative and clever story lines I've seen in a while. http://funkyforestfirstcontact.wordpress.com/

Works for about 45 minutes, but can't sustain a feature running time

[TheMarwood · 5/10 · 20 October 2014]

The One I Love isn't the easiest film to review without giving too much away, so I'll be brief with the details. A couple who are coming apart at the seams, are given a getaway destination by their therapist to heal their relationship and rekindle their passion for one another -- but this is no ordinary destination. In what would be a great short film or half hour TV slot, this runs completely out of steam by the 45 minute mark and drags its repetitive corpse with its thin narrative threads to the feature finish line. It tries to deconstruct a failing relationship with a clever gimmick, but has nowhere to go but in circles and just becomes obnoxious. This feels more like a filmmaking exercise than an actual film and Moss and Duplass don't feel believable as a couple - there's little content for them to work with and they can't outwit a gimmick that has nowhere to go.

Good

[manitobaman81 · 7/10 · 30 August 2014]

The setup: Struggling with a marriage on the brink of falling apart, a couple escapes for a weekend in pursuit of their better selves, only to discover an unusual dilemma that awaits them.

The verdict: The cinematography is stark and bare. In the bundle of all that it lacks, I feel that the movie is ignored for its writing. Yes, this does remind me a lot of Welcome Back, Kotter. This film is worthy of all the hopes you have. I hope to see this one again really soon, and for that reason I give it 7 out of 10. If you can find it on DVD or Bluray for under $9.50, buy it and enjoy it. It's something of a rarity, though.

Inventive and fun, but leaves a lot unexplained

[saulmack · 6/10 · 30 April 2020]

I hate spoilers, but at the same time believe a viewer must be warned that no full explanation will be given in the end. There is a sense of resolution and a message, which wrap-up this well made and entertaining shot two-hander, just I would enjoy a bit more explanation as even with all the fun twists and quirky humour it might seem the creators wrote themselves into a corner.

Don't read this or any other review!

[soncoman · 8/10 · 7 May 2014]

Well, OK. Read this one.

I just caught this film at the 57th San Francisco International Film Festival. It was a last minute addition to the Festival program, and it was probably the best film I saw there (though my attendance this year was, admittedly, limited.) After an evening of seeing two mediocre films, I was seeking out something to end the evening on a high note. Playing at 9:15 was a film entitled "The One I Love" starring Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and Ted Danson. As there was nothing in the program about the film, I grabbed the ol' smart phone and started to do some research. The first thing I found was a plea to STOP reading about the film and JUST GO SEE IT. Needless to say, I found this very intriguing… so I did just that. And I was glad that I did. I will say little about this film and what I do say may not generate any interest in the film for you, but if you like films with terrific performances and an original thought behind them, then consider checking this film out when it plays in your area.

Duplass and Moss play a married couple whose relationship has grown stale. Seeking the help of a therapist (Danson, whose on-screen time is probably less than five minutes), they agree to go on a retreat and try to rediscover and reignite the feelings they once had for each other.

And that's where I have to stop.

Screenwriter Justin Lader was in attendance and had a great Q&A session with SFFS Programmer Rod Armstrong and the audience but I can't even discuss THAT as it too would spoil your complete enjoyment of this film. Hell, I went looking for a trailer to post for the film before I realized that there isn't one because… well, you know what trailers usually do.

So take a chance. Resist the urge to figure out what I'm NOT trying to say. "The One I Love" is the kind of movie that can generate hours of post-film discussion, particularly with your significant other. If you love movies, then you should respect that.

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Great independent film by a new talent

[douglasbrewer-74526 · 7/10 · 31 May 2018]

This is a great independent feature made for a mere 100,000 dollars and all the great things that come with limited budget is on display here: minimal locations, great cast, fantastic dialogue delivery and great plot. This film is the birth of a great filmmaker in Charlie Mcdowell- Keep an eye out for the lad. (Great independent film by a new talent)

Men will see the movie one way, women will see it another, but both will leave with a better understanding of the other's perspective

[eminkl · 8/10 · 18 April 2020]

A forehead-wrinkling bit of relationship fantasy that'll stick in your teeth for days. I found a lot of thematic similarities between this one and Being John Malkovich. Though it's not nearly so dark and grim about it, The One I Love delights in asking similarly deep, puzzling questions about the root of an unhappy relationship and the sense of futility that's so often associated with mending something so broken. Of course, like Malkovich, it's also based around a weird, jolting plot device that skirts explanation for its own benefit. The real allure of that vehicle, of course, isn't with the solemn inspection of its construct, it's with the games it directs with the main players. Usually I'm the first to complain when such an elephant is left ignored in the back of the room, but in this case (if you'll excuse the string of metaphors) I think it would be a case of missing the forest for the trees. It's not perfect - the false-finish is telegraphed and the second act sags at times - but it deserves praise for trying something so fresh, and for evenly exploring both sides of the central relationship. Men will see the movie one way, women will see it another, but both will leave with a better understanding of the other's perspective.

Bob and Carol and Bob and Carol?

[ThurstonHunger · 6/10 · 30 December 2014]

Are personalities pervasive, or are there shells within shells? Should this film have been a Twilight Zone episode?

I dunno, well actually I think I do. Personalities are holographic and not like the Russian dolls inside the movie (or as people might imagine, dating one and then opening it up via marriage to find a different doll).

And as TheMarwood stated previously here in reviews, this would have been a better short film (it did connect with another recent film, The Enemy" for other doppelganger devotees.

I actually did not know the director was Malcolm McDowell's son,

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1660595/bio but also there it mentions he is Mary Steenbergen's son as well. And her current husband is in here (and her voice as mentioned as well, in a nice scene where a son tries to find reality outside of his relationship retreat).

Maybe see this, but only after seeing "O Lucky Man" and "If..." first.

The Aardvark and the Gorilla

[Quinoa1984 · 8/10 · 10 December 2014]

It's interesting - and maybe a little TOO in-depth, just perhaps - looking at the message board for this movie on IMDb. There's all sorts of theories that are flying about this way and that, what this means, who did what to whom, is there any meaning in an 'Oragnutang', things like that. What the filmmaker Charlie McDowell and writer Justin Lader have done is create a work that can bring a lot of different interpretations, that's what's so spectacular bout it. It's a relationship comedy-drama, but it has the structure of something like a Luis Bunuel movie (Exterminating Angel) - a couple comes to a retreat to try to work out their issues and deal with past pain, in part from Ethan, thanks to the advice of a therapist - how they came to him is a bigger question never addressed, but whatever), and whenever they go into a guest house one of them meets a 'version' of the significant other who is, in their own certain way, perfect. Or ideal, or something that makes them... happy, I suppose.

The One I Love has only two characters, though one could/should say there are four. However you want to look at what's happening here - a science fiction experiment, a mind-control device, brain manipulation, or just a simple narrative trick that one would probably never question if it were in a novel instead of a movie - as far as the character dynamics go. It's an endlessly clever but emotionally involving story of mind-games; are Ethan and Sophie, the new ones, really ALL good for the 'real' Ethan and Sophie? How do they know all of these things about one another? Perhaps they're projections or part of the subconscious mind. No matter. What matters is how the characters go from scene to scene, being happier - or not, as happens to Ethan - and the ups and downs when, finally, the 'New' Ethan and Sophie reveal themselves without tricks to the 'Real' Ethan and Sophie as... Ethan and Sophie you guys!

There is confusing stuff here. I thought I could watch the movie sort of half-asleep, and not only did that not work, the movie really kicked my head up into gear to get into the mix of it. I also thought it being Mark Duplass - he serves too as producer with brother Jay - it would be quite funny, but less... heady, perhaps? What really cements the film is that whether it's Real or Not-Real Ethan, or Real or Not-Real Sophie, Duplass and especially Elizabeth Moss make them funny, awkward, sad, angry, sensual, crazy, scared, weird and angry again all in natural measure. The wonderful thing about most of the film, until a certain point perhaps (though it's gradual, not a sudden turn for the worse or anything), it's organically developing. When the characters enter their 'fantasy' space - and like Bunuel they can't seem to get out when they may want to the most - they may be changing for the better... or worse.

So for all of the gimmicks of the story it has to work with the characters and the actors, whether one is 'real' one scene and then 'fake' the next, and who can tell outside of the glasses (hey, he's like Clark Kent, non?) The movie works best, and is riveting in a kind of harrowingly comic way, when the husband and wife are getting used to what they see as a "safe' environment to play out their other's better qualities, as if it's a 'tag-you're-it' thing, and we get to see how one views the other and one tries to be more or less comfortable. In other words, it's just a lot of fun outside of the obvious psychological implications. Where it gets a bit fuzzy is when the 'plot' kind of kicks in a bit more, or it felt that way for me, in the third act when the 'Fakes' and their actual origins are revealed (more or less, some of it remains obscure, which is maybe for the best for the sake of the sanity of the piece), and it kind of falls apart.

And yet, the end scene brought me back again, so it's a strange thing. The whole movie features two actors, both with magnetic, awesome chemistry, getting to play a wide swath of emotions, albeit in how the particular 'version' goes from moment to moment (not unlike earlier this year with Eisenberg in The Double). It's a surreal farce that resonates because it asks what a lot of the great movies about marriage ask: who is this person I am with, and can I continue to be with them the same way? For a while, it's one of those marvelous, original comedies of the past few years, and should be seen on VoD. 8.5/10

Interesting idea, badly executed

[shalaw-fatah · 6/10 · 23 July 2017]

(Spoiler Alert) 1. What's interesting about this movie is the idea, which is unique, but everything else is nonsense. 2. The main idea is good. However, the other sideline stories are so bad that you lose interest in the whole movie. 3. The movie seriously needed more twists and interesting story lines, but it feels like the writer didn't care much. 4. Also such movies need more intimate feelings and synergy, but the actors were seriously like imitating for kids, not in a serious movie. 5. The revelation of the story was bad, it could have been much nicer. 6. The movie is not good enough to watch.