The metaphor of the memory of an ex being embodied in a reanimated corpse is one that works, but it gets old quickly. The relationship seems doomed from the start so there are no stakes, and as only a metaphor who talks trash, Nina poses no real threat. It is all in their heads.
You could argue that this is the major plus point of the movie; it is very psychological and dissects the destructiveness of certain thoughts. The story itself is pretty tight; girl thinks suicidal guy is cool, says more about her than him, she ends up being the one haunted. There is a lot to say there on mental health, wanting to be different, and the classic 'careful what you wish for' moral lesson. The problem is that most of this could have been conveyed in a short, so the metaphor becomes very repetitive. There is a lot of 'maybe this will fix it?' to no avail, this works as a pretty accurate portrayal of real life problems, but it doesn't make for a very entertaining movie.
Overall there are enough plus points here to say that it was a story worth telling, it just seems like it might have been better served in book form, especially since the same story has also been told better through film before.
You could argue that this is the major plus point of the movie; it is very psychological and dissects the destructiveness of certain thoughts. The story itself is pretty tight; girl thinks suicidal guy is cool, says more about her than him, she ends up being the one haunted. There is a lot to say there on mental health, wanting to be different, and the classic 'careful what you wish for' moral lesson. The problem is that most of this could have been conveyed in a short, so the metaphor becomes very repetitive. There is a lot of 'maybe this will fix it?' to no avail, this works as a pretty accurate portrayal of real life problems, but it doesn't make for a very entertaining movie.
Overall there are enough plus points here to say that it was a story worth telling, it just seems like it might have been better served in book form, especially since the same story has also been told better through film before.