If You Only Knew

This movie is one of those sad cases when a movie COULD have been really good, but you can just hear the raspberry blowing as the metaphorical balloon deflates.

Because of the subject of Alzheimer's, I wish this had been a good movie. At first, I could feel Louise's hopelessness, both at her diagnosis and at her home situation in the flashbacks. My own dad had Alzheimer's, so I worry about it for myself in the future. The movie, however, was so fake it didn't let me get pulled into the reality of it, which was good for me but bad for the movie.

I see what they were trying to do with the back-and-forth through time, but it didn't work.

The dialogue was cheesy to the point of losing sympathy for the characters.

The whole movie felt like watching a first-time rehearsal rather than a finished movie. Most of the actors were so bad it was embarrassing to watch, especially Bob, Carlo, and Anna. The actors playing Louise and Breeze were ok. As for the actor playing Fred, it's hard to tell since his character was written to be such a stereotype.

OK I get all the negative reviews, it was slow and the acting not great, but the overall story was touching and the end was genuinely moving. I couldn't get over the lead actress never aging though.

It doesn't matter how "poorly" a movie is made; maybe there wasn't enough money in the budget to use expensive technology or to hire well known actors. The bottom line is the message. We don't have all the answers for Alzheimer's but this movie shows the empathy and compassion we should show to others dealing with it. Doctors agree that the disease will be hitting younger ppl in the future, who are using too much technology. It is causing the plaque build-up in the brain to accelerate. Let's get back to the good ol days when we spoke face to face! Lets seek out humanity by looking up from our phones.

The most astonishing part about this movie, is that it shows not only how the disease affects just the main character, but every member in the family. Educates you on the early signs while still being able to entertain you and keep your attention (because it is still a movie). Its one of my new favorite movies. When i first saw it, I meant to come back to find it, and I've wrecked my brain on how to find it, and I'm so glad I did. Definitely a new jewel of mine. My nana succumbed to Alzheimers in 2013, and at first we didn't recognize the signs, but after watching this movie it was crystal clear all along. Definitely a great movie for anyone to watch.

This is an interesting story, especially for those whose lives have been touched by alzheimers or dementia. one can appreciate all Louise did for Carlo and for herself and how proud she was for where she had gotten them. you can see how scared she was (and her family) as she declined. my only "issue" with the movie is that it seemed like every actor/actress was brand new on the job. no one seemed quite like they knew what they were doing, except the doctor and perhaps Breeze. But they were ones with fewer acting jobs! production crew kind of missed the mark as well. i get that this was not a big budget blockbuster, but i feel like there was enough room for improvement even on a small scale.