Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

willhut I wasn't expecting much from this film, but little did I know that I was about to witness the most authentic story, acting, screenplay and writing I have ever seen in a film to date. Main character Lee is set out as a mysterious man with a disturbed past and this is portrayed amazingly through Casey Affleck's performance. THIS IS A MUST SEE!

daoldiges I didn't really know anything about this film when I went to see it other than that Casey Affleck was supposed to have given a really good performance. I think he did a decent job in portraying this troubled character. It was one of those kind of quiet, brooding characters that doesn't really say much, which to me explains why so many reviewers on here criticized his performance. To me at least it seems many viewers need lots of dialogue and action for it to be considered 'real acting'. This type of performance is literally always lost on viewers with those type of expectations. Michelle Williams also gives a strong performance, although she had deceptively little screen time. I will say that some of the 'pop' classical music choices chosen as part of the score did kind of throw off the film's rhythm for me. While there wasn't any new territory covered or introduced here I still enjoyed it enough that I felt good about having seen it.

MichaelMRamey I didn't really enjoy Moonlight or La La Land. This film would have been my pick for best picture that year. I always said Casey Affleck was underrated and a much better actor than his Brother, but I guess he isn't underrated anymore after this film. Great story, brilliant acting and despite so much tragedy in this film, you end up with a smile on your face and are reminded that no matter what comes at you, life keeps going.

andrew_james10 Depressed? I have seen many depressing movies. I have seen many bad movies, but this is both. I stuck with it because of the accolades assuming it would spark into life at some point. Sadly not. If the pregnant pauses were taken out of this film it would have lasted less than an hour. A lot of the scenes started with an inexplicable pause let alone the ones added during the dialog. Very difficult to watch. Boring, unnecessary length of time taken with each scene most of which had little to do with the story, just repeating the turmoil of each character and, boy, they had so much turmoil. If being depressed wins you an Academy Award this wins hands down. I don't think that acting depressed is too difficult. No change in emotion during what felt like three hours is not too hard to play but by God it's hard to watch.