Acquainted

Dull, slightly depressing uninteresting melodrama about some twenty somethings in Toronto...

The Drew character is a dumb immature unlikeable character that any self respecting woman wouldn't have anything to do with, it was annoying that I spent anytime watching this... maybe it was because the Emma actress was attractive, I don't know but I ended bailing on the movie 3/4 of the way in.

This plays out like some drama club friends got together to make a home movie-soap opera for their film class...

Watch it with a bag of unsalted, unbuttered 4 day old popcorn and a flat soft drink and it will resonate as it should.

Emma (Laysla De Oliveira) encounters former high school classmate Drew (Giacomo Gianniotti) at a bar. He barely remembers her. They flirt. They confess to be both in committed relationships. Despite that, they heat up their new connection.

It is a slow moving dark romance. I like the complicated nature of these relationships. Neither of them come off looking good. It is messy like in real life. The confrontations are the most compelling scenes whether it's the two fights or the baseball game. The forbidden romance is actually less interesting. The ending is a little anti-climatic after the big fight.

It was with great expectations that I began to watch this movie. I laughed, and cried and my heart broke for all of them!!

I was totally prepared to watch a cheesy romantic comedy (which I already loved) and I was so wrong! This movie was so authentic and the chemistry between the cast was undeniable. I will definitely be rewatching.

This movie is a little gem, a real rarity these days. I enjoyed every moment of it.