I Love You Both

If this movie does anything, it presents a brother-sister-same boyfriend "story" with every cliche you cam imagine. The script is weak, the characters are not likable, and not communicate with each other. It just frustrated the hell out of me.

I watched this because I came across Lucas Neff's name while in an IMDBing rabbit hole. I've liked him in things like Raising Hope. He's kind of like a Pedro Pascal 'everyone like him' actor. I'd be interested to find out how he got attached to this movie. The brother & sister team didn't come across as twins in the movie. I know many sets of twins from several generations and their relationship didn't seem close other than the living situation. Also neither is interesting enough a person to attract someone from the start at a party. Plus if you're going to say they both date the same person, how about having something that resembles a date along the way? I've been on more intimate coffee 'dates' with online strangers. The movie is lit well but the sound mix is off. I'd have to adjust up and down when people in the same scene are talking to each other. Try again, kids.

There isn't anything good to comment on. No connection with any character, no humor, nothing that kept my interest. No deeper meaning after painfully watching till the end. If you need background noise while working. This would be it.

I'm typically very skeptical about films where the writer/director uses it as a vehicle to showcase their acting...because there isn't usually much of the latter to highlight. "I love you both" (the title being a little uninspired) appears to be a collaboration between real-life siblings, and maybe due to the characters being written specifically for them, the script really works. There is a definitely chemistry and appeal between the two leads and their "love interest". The dialogue does fall on the banal side (meaning a lot of it is what you would expect from bored millennials chatting...which is just boring), but some of it also really hits the mark and gives us a glimpse into the motivations of the characters...but there's just too little of that. What we are mostly left with is a "slice of life" in the POV of two likeable, but not very interesting people who happen to be siblings attracted to the same person. That's it. No action, no profound message or anything really substantive. Again, this is a good first try for these actors/writers/directors and I really hope their abilities do get noticed here.

If you are seeking a Jerry Springer-type relationship film with drunken fist fights, or a film where everything is neatly tied up, HEA, and you don't have to think at all and have everything spoon fed to you in goobs of cliches, look elsewhere. If you want to watch a sweet, charming, original film that proves blood is thicker than water, this is it. A wonderfully funny film about twin interdependence and the issues related to it. All three lead characters are delightful and interesting. The ending is sublime.