Olá, Adeus e Tudo Mais

The pacing of this movie felt off for me. When the movie started I thought I missed something because the beginning of their relationship was so rushed. It's hard to root for a relationship we only see in quick clips. This movie was pretty short so spending 10-15 extra minutes establishing the relationship for the audience probably would've helped the romance be a lot more believable. I'm not sure if it's rushed like that in the book too because I haven't read it but the title is Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between. The hello is a blip and we are missing a big chunk of that in between part.

It was so unbelievably boring and pointless, I almost scratched my eyes out. I kept fast-forwarding, hoping it would become more bearable but it didn't. It was like watching a 2 hour-length-you-tube commercial . There was no emotion or soul or chemistry between the characters. The general plot idea was good but the writing and the scenes- JESUS it was like it was cobbled up in two minutes (WHERE IS THE FLAVOUR OR EVEN CARE? ) The worst thing is it wasn't even enjoyably or laughably horrible, just mind-numbingly dull. This should have been a 5 minute short or something.

YA romance got promising plot though could've done better with more established narrative. Fisher & Ryder are reasonably likeable, sadly they shared little chemistry to make us truly care in their own sweet moments and arguable choices.

Normally, when you watch a movie like this one, you are rooting for a happy ending because you grow to care about the characters. That was not this movie. The main characters are likeable enough, but there is not any chemistry and the relationship does not feel believable. In the end, you don't really care whether they stay together or not. Not a movie where you walk away feeling happy about the human perseverance of love.

I found the main characters so unengaging and unlikable I shut it off after investing roughly forty minutes in it. Aidan felt like a backdrop or a prop more than an actual person, adding little in the way of personality or presence, but Claire was worse. She felt silly to the point of taxing. I don't like movies that cost me something to watch them, and staying attuned to this movie, given how painfully nothing it was, felt like work.

Do not recommend.