Saw this at Glasgow Film Festival. There was a lot of laughter in the room and the crowd loved it. What I really liked about the film was that it was both hilarious, but also very relatable, since a lot of the themes apply to most relationships and it's very easy to identify with the characters.
I also enjoyed the formal elements of the film, like the camera work or the not-so-subtle criticism of being constantly bombarded with sexual topics in ads and the media, which can lead to unhealthy pressures or anxiety (as in the case of the couple in this movie). The use of typography (for example when the male lead left his office and started seeing the last times people walking on the street had been doing the deed was one of the funniest scenes). The director was also very meticulous with arranging colours and blocking scenes. For example, the children were represented by the colour yellow, which completely disappeared from the couple's life (and the movie) when they get on the yellow school bus, until they return in yellow snowsuits and the couple realise what they've been missing the whole time.
Ultimately, the plot is very predictable, but at the same time, the audience found it so easy to root for the characters that any other ending would have felt like a rob and the movie itself contained enough twists and reveals (including a particularly awkward encounter in a swinger club) that it never felt boring. Finally, I liked that it addressed a very serious topic (dead bedrooms) in a light-hearted, but still somewhat nuanced manner that allowed to reflect upon one's own relationship(s).
I also enjoyed the formal elements of the film, like the camera work or the not-so-subtle criticism of being constantly bombarded with sexual topics in ads and the media, which can lead to unhealthy pressures or anxiety (as in the case of the couple in this movie). The use of typography (for example when the male lead left his office and started seeing the last times people walking on the street had been doing the deed was one of the funniest scenes). The director was also very meticulous with arranging colours and blocking scenes. For example, the children were represented by the colour yellow, which completely disappeared from the couple's life (and the movie) when they get on the yellow school bus, until they return in yellow snowsuits and the couple realise what they've been missing the whole time.
Ultimately, the plot is very predictable, but at the same time, the audience found it so easy to root for the characters that any other ending would have felt like a rob and the movie itself contained enough twists and reveals (including a particularly awkward encounter in a swinger club) that it never felt boring. Finally, I liked that it addressed a very serious topic (dead bedrooms) in a light-hearted, but still somewhat nuanced manner that allowed to reflect upon one's own relationship(s).