People next to me were genuinely concerned by the amount of times I cried through the movie. It was wonderful, beautiful, truly sad, and hopeful.

Saorsie was great. Without her I wouldn't have made it through the first 30 minutes. The rest was tough. Not because of its topic but more because of the way it presents itself. The shifting through timelines and the editing isn't my cup of tea. It makes it harder to follow things. Because of that I don't connect with the character. In many way it work more as an advertisement for the Orkney Islands then as a look into addiction and alcoholism.

The movies focus is on addiction and what it does to a person's life. It's very well done and it's from the main character's perspective. A lot is shown in some scenes and there's a lot happening. I think [spoiler] it's her in recovery and she keeps remember her past that was stuck in addiction and how it ruined her life, now we see her trying to make a new life. I think that's why there so many memory flashbacks [/spoiler]. If that's the case then the movie has been really well done. I enjoyed it.

I really liked this movie. Saoirse Ronan absolutely bodied the role. The back and forth editing that people find confusing makes sense for me. It's rarely all linear. A couple of scenes made me tear up and as someone with a certain relationship with both addiction and bipolar, it was a tough but necessary watch. And I know I'm just missing something with the hair changes allegory..actually probably missing out on a lot but that's what rewatches are for I guess.