this is such a good movie. go into it as blindly as possible, it's worth the watch. all the actors are incredible but dylan o'brien's monologues are just devastating. god, especially the one in the hotel.

Twinless is easily one of the best films I've seen this year. I wish I hadn't watched the trailer, though, because I already had an idea of what the plot twist would be and I was spot on. Did it completely ruin my experience? Absolutely not. I won't spoil anything in my review, but I can safely say James Sweeney is both a writer and director to watch and that this was Dylan O'Brien's best acting performance in his entire career. And some of his steamiest scenes too. He genuinely deserves recognition in the award season for his roles as Roman and Rocky. Playing two characters in the same movie and being so talented to the point they seemed to be played by completely different actors is a gift. Similar to what Tatiana Maslany did in Orphan Black, Dylan excelled in this. His monolog as Roman pretending Dennis was his twin brother Rocky was very emotional as well. James as Dennis was no less than phenomenal either. From Drama, Comedy to somewhat a Psychological Thriller, this movie delivered great lighting and camera work as well. As for the ending, I'd like to think that it was a conversation meant to apologize, clarify and empathize to get closure rather than a restart to a very unusual friendship.

I enjoyed the movie, although the twist was somewhat predictable and revealed quite early on. Nevertheless, I did learn something new.

Twinless is a very unique movie, a premise unlike anything I can really recall. Despite that, it has a sense of familiarity as it still plays with certain tropes. I do wish it was maybe a bit better with the structure of the movie because it plays its hand a bit early in my opinion, and had it waited a bit longer into the movie to do certain things, it might have had a much harder impact. That said, both Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney are very earnest in their roles, and their unlikely friendship is genuinely compelling. The shift from humor to more emotional moments is effortless. I do wish we got more from one of the characters by the ending. I don't think the movie fully convinced me to root for them, but I still found them fascinating. Overall, this was quite a surprising movie for me, one that felt distinctive and familiar both at the same time and threaded the needle in terms of tone even if it could have landed some moments better.

**"twinless"** wasn’t just a movie i watched… i clung to it, and i saw myself in it. it felt like the story got hooked under my rib and stayed there poking me. it’s about a gay guy who’s in love and not loved back. okay, fine, a theme that might even seem overused… how many times have we seen that already? but here it hits because it shows how far someone goes when they don’t know how to handle that feeling and end up doing a lot of SHIT. like, a lot of SHIT. and man… i really felt that. i lived that. i revisited several past relationships without even wanting to. it’s heavy, it’s painful, and it’s part of the life of anyone who’s ever loved wrong or loved too much. and here’s the thing: i almost never write movie reviews. i don’t feel the need to drop heavy, overthought opinions about everything i watch (to be fair, i even doubt i’m capable of that). but this one… this one got me. it poked me in a place way too specific to ignore. so i'm making an exception, because you can feel when something actually breaks you open. i won't spoil anything, i'll just say: don't fall for the trailer. the movie is way denser, more uncomfortable, more raw and more human than it seems. i saw myself in that "unrequited love" situation, in that ridiculous desire to be seen, in that insistence you know will end badly and yet you keep pushing. did dennis cross the line? he did. did he make embarrassing and dangerous decisions? he did. but that’s exactly why it hits: i recognized so many traits and pieces of myself there… distorted, exaggerated, but still mine. and that kept me stuck to the movie for days, in this weird mix of reflection and discomfort. james sweeney carries half the film on his back (in the writing, in the directing, and in dennis himself). and dylan o'brien gives us a gay character who isn’t just a cheap stereotype (even if the character’s behavior might look like it to some), which is already a win when we’re talking about straight actors playing gay roles on screen. what i can say is that the relationship between dennis, rocky, and later roman twists tighter and tighter until it becomes almost emotional claustrophobia, and the plot twists only pull the knot tighter. there are a few funny moments, of course... i mean, the movie is a dark, black comedy, but nothing that really eases the emotional weight. when it ended, i just sat there, frozen, trying to untangle the knot in my chest. honestly, it might be my favorite gay movie of the year (or of all the ones i’ve ever seen so far). 9/10