A very rare case when a movie is better than its promotion

first thought out of the theater: what. were. those. outfits???? it felt like dress to impress on roblox if they had 10 seconds left to put an outfit together

It was waste of time, the plot is pretcble and the action play is middle.

Really enjoyed the story that was told in the first half, but the second half just felt so rushed. I hadn’t read the book prior to the movie, but kept hearing that it would be sad and left viewers crying. Now I’m a sucker for a sad movie that will make me ugly cry, but I think I had maybe one single tear unfortunately. It’s clear Blake Lively is the main star, but Jenny Slate’s did such an incredible job. She was sweet, effortlessly funny, and so likeable. It would be interesting to see what details they left out of the book, cause I feel that movie left out a few chapters worth of content

(disclaimer: i haven't read the book and don't plan to) thankfully, the movie doesn't actually romanticize the subject matter and justin baldoni did a fair job directing (including directing himself), so it's much better than certain Events had me believing. it's definitely true that the movie never quite captures all the complexity of the cycle of abuse and generational trauma that it's trying to illustrate. i'd recommend the series "maid" for a more successful take, but that series was also Fucking Harrowing and not everyone has the mental energy for that. so, i'm going to deviate from some of the criticisms i've seen online and say that this movie can be both an incomplete representation *and* a meaningful contribution to the topic of intimate partner violence.