Submarine
2011 Directed by Richard Ayoade
Synopsis
A comedy that doesn't let principles stand in the way of progress.
15-year-old deep-thinker Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish dark-haired classmate. As his parents' marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with Jordana.
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MY GOD THIS FILM IS AWKWARD.
I can't handle it, it was awkwardly funny, awkwardly cute, just fucking awkwardly awkward but it awkwardly worked.Oliver Tate is a beautiful name, first of all. It has such a ring to it, Oliver Tate went to school. Oliver Tate ate a cat. Oliver Tate has a friend named Tate Oliver. IT IS SO CATCHY. I'M NAMING MY SON OLIVER TATE.
This film makes me awkward.
Awkward, even the word looks awkward.
awk...ward.
Intriguing.I liked this.
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Sweet, charming and beautifully shot. Many films claim the label “coming of age”. This one really earns it.
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Such a bold directorial debut from Ayoade, so many films are making em proud to be British at the moment. Attack The Block is another one, I just feel like British cinema is so exciting at the moment!
Jordana is exactly the girl I wanted to be when I was fifteen. We even had the same haircut. Everything in this film seems so familiar, like it would have taken no planning at all, but at the same time it feels meticulous.
Kind of a cross between Harold and Maude and Science of Sleep. I don't know anyone who doesn't like this film.
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Good British films come by so rarely these days that when one does appear it is easy to be too gushing in its appraisal. Only time will tell if this is the case here but either way Submarine is still one of the most charming and downright entertaining British films of the last couple of years. The film follows Oliver Tate, a self-deluded but strangely likeable teenager as he tries to maintain his troubled relationship with his pyromaniac girlfriend and save his parents loveless marriage.
In story terms there is little originality to be had here as we follow a smart but socially awkward teen trying to traverse adolescence. The appeal comes in a razor sharp script, wonderful performances and…
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My god I love this movie.
I was in the perfect mood to handle the heartbreak from Jordana tonight.
I'm right there with you, Oliver Tate, you perfect human being.
I really think we'd get on well, Oliver Tate, if you're listening. -
"This is the part where you leave him and come with me."
I was fully prepared to hate this movie starting with the first scene. The text on the first screen screamed pretentious, as if they were saying, 'we're going to be up our own arses with this movie but it's okay because we're lamp shading it humorously.' The movie was ugly, the characters were unlikable – – especially Jordana – – and no one really came across as sympathetic.
But two scenes really turned me around. The first one was when Oliver's dad makes him a mix tape to help him through his first relationship. One side of the tape is happy songs, and the other side is break…
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Stellar.
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Chips is every kid I went to school with.
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My god I love this movie.
I was in the perfect mood to handle the heartbreak from Jordana tonight.
I'm right there with you, Oliver Tate, you perfect human being.
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over hyped -and REALLY BOOOOORRINNNGGG!!!
gets half a star for the bit we both slept through.not the comedy of the year by a long shot...and there was no submarine action whatsoever (unless that was in the bit I slept through...if there was and it involved mega sharks or giant octopi feel free to add another star ) -
But I’m quite alright hiding tonight.
Una historia más de un underdog, no me canso de ver películas de este tipo. -
I'm more familiar with Richard Ayoade as a rather funny presence in front of the camera, and so was intrigued to see how his directorial debut would turn out. Submarine is a very charming film led by a confident performance from Craig Roberts, and I did quite enjoy the story - however, I do think this film is more of a grower. As always, these little thoughts I write up are just my immediate responses, and I can see me revisiting Submarine in the near future and finding myself growing to like and appreciate it more and more. Bolstered by a good soundtrack and some really lovely acting (particularly Noah Taylor and Yasmin Paige) this was a strong first film from Ayoade and I look forward to seeing what he does next.
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An interesting and sometimes amusing story. It's quirky and a little off-beat but still down to Earth.
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Nobody makes a Wes Anderson film like Wes Anderson, but Richard Aoyade does a fine job too.
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(i just wanted to put a tag dont make me write a review)