A Year and Change

The concept was interesting and the complexity of the nuances of real life were interesting, but the acting and script seemed a little hallmark-y for the content. A reflection of the fact that it was Casey Affleck's first attempt at directing, it was almost hard to watch because the acting was so unbelievable. It did, however attempt to address personal issues and growth, but could've done a better job.

I don't understand the low ratings. This drama is realistic, funny and moving.

With all the negativity in this world, it seems that some viewers can only relate to tragic and sad dramas. This movie isn't that. It has its sad moments but those moments genuinely contribute to the overall positive tone of the movie. It's a feel-good piece that conveys a message that Change is possible and that life is way simpler than what most people nowadays make it to be.

I give it 10/10 because we need more positive films like this one. Well done.

P.S: This is my first review here ever. I'm glad I wrote it and will definitely recommend this movie to family and friends.

You can tell from the start, that the script and the movie itself were very ambitious projects, that must have been dear to the director - but they never truly realized their potential.

As with a lot of movie debuts, this one lacks focus, because the director didn't have the guts to "kill your darlings". So instead of telling a focused story with one genre in mind, the movie turns into a couple of them: First a romance, then a family drama, then overcoming alcoholism, back to romance, then becoming a crime story, then back to family drama, back to another family drama, back to romance, back to a crime story, back to overcoming trauma...and so on. It just tries so heard, to squeeze everything into the 90 minutes it's got.

Also because of that, nothing is ever build up or being foreshadowed, leading to every dramatic action being little more than an unrealistic, forced turn of events.

The result is a tangled mess of stories, where none of the loose threads ever satisfyingly tie into one another.

The actors are really trying their best, but would've needed a lot more direction. And lastly, the lead gives such a wooden performance with just one(!) expression, that I increasingly felt like I was watching an SNL-skit where Kyle Mooney(!) was trying to act sincerely. For real, compare Bryan Greenberg and Kyle Mooney: They look and sound alike A LOT.

I really tried to give this movie a pass because of the premise - but unfortunately, the result is not only a lackluster, but a bad film.

Sorry guys, thanks for trying though.

These millennial that don't understand life yet are giving it bad reviews.. wait till you get older children and then start writing reviews.. love this movie

The movie is just plain bad. My GF has been a huge Jamie Chung fan, so her and a six pack convinced me to try and sit through it. First time director movies are usually awesome or horrible..and this movie was not awesome.

A good romance movie is always fun to watch, but this just seems so contrived that is is tough to watch. While the acting isn't bad at all, the direction was all over the place. The movie seems like it was shot with beauty in mind, but completing lacking in story and continuity.

It looks like this is the director's first movie, which he also wrote and produced, so maybe the story was close to his heart, but it really was just an awfully directed and written movie.

LOL - I checked the Rotten tomatoes score and it was 90%, so I'm thinking the Director and his friends/family probably voted themselves.

I don't mean to sound mad at the director, but if you're going to make me waste 90 minutes of my life and night out with my buddies, at least learn your craft.