Definitely not for everyone, certainly not for those who crave period accuracy. But people who enjoy the queer mythos around Emily Dickinson's work and the off-beat tone and humour of recent period comedy-dramas like 'The Great' and 'Gentleman Jack' will love how original this is.
The romance is perfectly angsty, the supporting cast are hilarious but it's also very inspiring. It's not trying to be anything else and it stays true to its essence the whole way through instead of catering to popular tv tropes and writing styles. Hailee Steinfeld's performance needs a lot more praise and I'm surprised how few people seem to have watched this!
My only complaint is that sometimes the dialogue feels awkward but the actors are still delivering it with a lot of charm and personality that it's forgivable given the slightly weird genre.
The romance is perfectly angsty, the supporting cast are hilarious but it's also very inspiring. It's not trying to be anything else and it stays true to its essence the whole way through instead of catering to popular tv tropes and writing styles. Hailee Steinfeld's performance needs a lot more praise and I'm surprised how few people seem to have watched this!
My only complaint is that sometimes the dialogue feels awkward but the actors are still delivering it with a lot of charm and personality that it's forgivable given the slightly weird genre.