elisebergsma2000

I didn't know anything about this movie going into it. But I was not pleasantly surprised, more so unpleasantly annoyed.

I gave it a 5 stars because it is not a terrible movie, some of the musical scenes I enjoyed a bit. And I generally do see a lot of work has been put into making this film hence I don't like to give it lower. However I didn't enjoy this movie at all.

The whole film I found myself annoyed with the main character (forgot his name, I think he was called bogard, which I know is ironic since It is even mentioned in the movie that everybody knows kiss but nobody knows this guys name). I'll just proceed to cal him bogard in this review. Normally I could enjoy a movie about a flawed character and since it's a biopic I was willing to give it a go. But the writing of this character is just laughable, I felt as if the movie wasn't aware of the way the viewer would feel about this character. And then in the end I felt it getting better but then there was this horrible scene made to make us feel pity for him but it was done in such a unsubtle, forced and rushed way.

Everybody in this movie is overacting, nothing feels genuine and real. I felt no connection to the characters and lost interest in the story very soon.

I didn't understand what was happening Sometimes, I didn't know what the movie wanted to be or wanted me to feel. One second it felt like a drama, the next like a comedy, then it had some darker crime moments and none of it blended together to make one cohesive film.

I wouldn't recommend watching it in cinemas.

I find it difficult to say anything about this movie without giving anything important away, but I'll do my best. All I can say is that this movie is so well crafted, the structure of the story, the cinematography, the acting. All was phenomenal. The use of contrast in this movie was also great. This movie knew how to convey intense emotions; there is one scene in particular that was very hard to watch (if you watch this movie, you will likely know which scene I'm talking about).

This is one of those movies where you need to rewatch it, so much gets lost on you because the perspective in which you first see the movie is likely more limited than when you learn more and more about the story.

I would highly recommend this movie, but I would suggest watching it whenever you feel like you can handle some heavy subject matter.