When people say things about movies like "this isn't a movie, it's a feeling" - this is the epitome of the kind of movie they are talking about.
If I had seen this last year, it absolutely would have been on my Top 10 of 2023, if not my Top 5.
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal have ASTRONOMICAL chemistry in this, and I mean that in a MULTITUDE of ways. This is my first impression of the very hyped Paul Mescal as an actor, and from his first minute of dialogue I was entirely sold. Drastically charming with a very unique demeanor and sense of humor, and, if he ISN'T GAY in REALITY, then this film shows that he is ONE TALENTED ACTOR. As a straight man, I have no fear or shame in saying that the sex scenes in this are HIGHLY STIMULATING - perhaps it's because I could feel that it was "working" on my girlfriend who was watching with me, but the passion between these two men did NOT feel like a work of fiction - I will just say that. It's wonderful to see Andrew Scott getting such a ball rolling - he's always been a very standout person to see on screen, but ever since that priest role in Fleabag he's really broken through, and this is without a doubt the most astonishing performance I've seen by him - the emotion he is able to resonate through expression in this film is on a very high level.
The soundtrack is fantastic (great new wave songs).
The film keeps you guessing. What is real and what isn't? After we finished squeezing each other and letting our tears drop all over each other throughout the entire ending credits, it left us with a lot to discuss, and every element, even if we weren't fully sure what they represented, felt deeply powerful and beautifully tragic.
I had heard that All of Us Strangers was a really heavy film, and it absolutely is. While the ending was mostly beautiful and comforting to me, my girlfriend found it to be deeply sad, and overall, found the film to be "maybe the saddest movie she has ever seen". It feels immensely personal, and somehow strikingly "real" though the entire film functions very far outside of reality. It's a hard experience to put into words other than: IT IS A PROFOUND MASTERPIECE.
If I had seen this last year, it absolutely would have been on my Top 10 of 2023, if not my Top 5.
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal have ASTRONOMICAL chemistry in this, and I mean that in a MULTITUDE of ways. This is my first impression of the very hyped Paul Mescal as an actor, and from his first minute of dialogue I was entirely sold. Drastically charming with a very unique demeanor and sense of humor, and, if he ISN'T GAY in REALITY, then this film shows that he is ONE TALENTED ACTOR. As a straight man, I have no fear or shame in saying that the sex scenes in this are HIGHLY STIMULATING - perhaps it's because I could feel that it was "working" on my girlfriend who was watching with me, but the passion between these two men did NOT feel like a work of fiction - I will just say that. It's wonderful to see Andrew Scott getting such a ball rolling - he's always been a very standout person to see on screen, but ever since that priest role in Fleabag he's really broken through, and this is without a doubt the most astonishing performance I've seen by him - the emotion he is able to resonate through expression in this film is on a very high level.
The soundtrack is fantastic (great new wave songs).
The film keeps you guessing. What is real and what isn't? After we finished squeezing each other and letting our tears drop all over each other throughout the entire ending credits, it left us with a lot to discuss, and every element, even if we weren't fully sure what they represented, felt deeply powerful and beautifully tragic.
I had heard that All of Us Strangers was a really heavy film, and it absolutely is. While the ending was mostly beautiful and comforting to me, my girlfriend found it to be deeply sad, and overall, found the film to be "maybe the saddest movie she has ever seen". It feels immensely personal, and somehow strikingly "real" though the entire film functions very far outside of reality. It's a hard experience to put into words other than: IT IS A PROFOUND MASTERPIECE.
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