I don't even know where to start. I saw the film about a week ago and thought of writing a review right after but thought I'd be too harsh so I waited in hopes to feel more positive about it. I don't.
I can't say there was anything in the movie that I liked. Maybe the daughter character/actress. She was the most sincere thing in it. Now onto the things I didn't like, aka basically the whole thing.
1. I feel like this was made just to show off Moore's abs. Like, he is likable to me and he's handsome in a way but please!!! enough with the ab talk and how gorgeous he is. It would have been just as dumb if they had put in a fake boobed woman and then throughout the film keep mentioning how amazing her tatas are. So it was basically like a porn movie without the sex. No story, just showing off a person's body and heavily foucsing on mentioning how hot they are without any point to it whatsoever.
2. The lead female character was so unlikable. She was an angry mess and should never go anywhere near psychology or patients in need of psychotherapy. She can drive you insane all on her own. She was just nasty, unpleasant, unlikable, unstable, erratic... just horrible. There was no way to connect to her at all. She was made to look un-connectable too. Just a cute face or something. A nasty cute face character.
3. Now I don't exactly know what pills she took when she was about to get it on with the lead male but that's when I really lost hope for the film. They looked to be meds not illicit drugs and the ignorance was unbearable in the bed scene while she was drugged. You in no way shape or form start acting drunk when on those kinda meds and you never have a hangover/amnesia type of thing aftwerwards. It was so embarrassingly ignorant. It's horrifying how the writers, director and actress herself didn't know about this kind of thing. No research of any kind. It takes away from the credibility, depth and essence of the film. It's just random nothingness.
4. The film was just so shallow, mostly cause it was focusing heavily on Moore's appearance, it was impossible to connect to it emotionally. It was just showy. Showing off abs. How can one make a real emotional connection with abs!?
5.The girlfriends in the film were just useless characters. No depth no anything.
6. Moore's sad faces didn't really work that well either cause they were over shadowed by his abs.
7. Moore's speeches about love and life didn't work either cause they were over shadowed by everyone ooh'ing and aah'ing over his abs.
8. Okay, one little thing that was almost good was the rib bar scene where they owned each other with their agendas. If the whole film had been of the same level of that scene it would have been "fine" but right now, everything else was so much weaker.
9. The male lead's friend was supposed to be the comedic part I guess. The guy had potential and he peaked within the low standards of the film. I'd definitely watch him in something good. All the other characters were so empty and forgettable, the friend too but he stood out a little.
All in all, a waste of resources. Everyone who wasn't part of writing this thing, I feel bad for cause I know I wouldn't want this poor thing attached to my CV. I hope they can all do better than this. I'd give it a 1 but for the daughter and friend character, I'll give both of them half a point so the total is 2 stars.
All in all, a waste of resources. Everyone who wasn't part of writing this thing, I feel bad for cause I know I wouldn't want this poor thing attached to my CV. I hope they can all do better than this. I'd give it a 1 but for the daughter and friend character, I'll give both of them half a point so the total is 2 stars.