I generally don't fall in love with romantic films...but I tumbled head over heels for Comet. Sam Esmail puts a unique spin on the light romance formula, injecting it with a non-linear format, characters that have growth arcs while possessing a consistent core, numerous intense conversations on heady relationship topics, and an open ended conclusion that is perfectly placed. Elevating this even higher are the phenomenal performances from Justin Long and Emmy Rossum. This was an absolute gem that I'm glad I discovered.

“This is not a dream.” Or is it? Comet is a remarkably compelling existential film that explores the nature of love, art, and dreams. Set in a parallel universe and told nonlinearly, the film follows a couple throughout various points in their relationship. At first it can be kind of a mindtrip trying to figure out what’s going on, but after a while things start to click. Emmy Rossum and Justin Long give excellent performances, and the directing style is quite interesting; particularly in how it transitions between time periods. Also, the writing is really clever, with witty dialog that's surprisingly deep at times. Wonderfully enchanting, Comet is an incredibly passionate and artistic film.

Such a great and powerfull movie with full of emotions and great cinematography. The only thing i am sure is that this movie is underrated as hell! 8.3/10

Great movie. Really good photography and music

I stumbled into this as a longtime fan of Justin Long who also thought it would be interesting to see the first major effort of Sam Esmail of _Mr. Robot_ and _Homecoming_ acclaim. I can definitely see some common threads between Esmail's work, as Long's character shares some DNA with Rami Malek's from _Mr. Robot_, being too smart for his own good and socially awkward in an aggressively abrasive way. I do think the writing leans a bit too much into these elements, as the pseudo intellectual musings sometimes feel so divorced from realistic dialogue that it breaks immersion. That said, the jumbled structure does a good job breaking things up, ensuring that none of the less convincing moments outstay their welcome. Ultimately, this checks a lot of classic boxes of a freshman film: a perhaps overly ambitious dialogue driven concept executed on low budget. And for the most part, I'd say it's a success. The non-chronological structure is just enough of a twist to keep the audience invested in a relationship story that might otherwise feel familiar. While I'd hardly call the film a comedy (though it appears to classify itself as such), there were some comedic moments/dialogue that landed well. And though none of the philosophical ideas explored were earth shattering, they were compelling enough to keep me watching. As far as criticism's go, I would say that Emmy Rossum's performance didn't feel quite as natural to me as Long's, but that might be partly a writing issue, as Long had more to work with.