Imagine opening your movie by having your main character describe himself masturbating to a young woman who he describes as "having a virginal quality that contrasted her ice cold outer shell", and then expecting the audience to buy this teenager as a genius savant who goes on to write the novel of a generation and gets nominated for a PULITZER PRIZE?

The main character speaks a line of dialogue that is perhaps the most apt descriptor of this manipulative and megalomanic (albeit handsomely shot and acted) film.

“It's just one long intoxicating masturbation session with no climax.”

so, if you’re planning on watching this:

1. DON’T WATCH THE TRAILER. go in completely blind
2. be prepared cause it’s a heavier watch than it seems (A24 needs to come up with less soul crushing stuff)
3. it’s gonna get a lot of hate, probably will be called bad/predictable/mediocre at best by so many (didn’t expect to adore it myself) but i loved it. lerman put some serious effort i didn’t think he really had in him, and i liked the non linearity. maybe it’s really just me being overly impressed but still please give this a chance

When you get older, your body goes downhill, but you get this incredible gift of perspective. Director Shawn Christensen doesn't seem that old, but he does have enough perspective to compare the characters during different time periods of their lives. There's some great editing. I hate when the editing is all over the place for no reason, but the technique actually builds curiosity and is effective when we reach the payoffs.

Great actors: even though Michelle Monaghan's character is brutally mean and Margaret Qualley is hardly in it, their presence is still very much worthwhile. Elle Fanning is in it plenty and welcomingly so. Other good performances from Kyle Chandler, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and the lead, Logan Lerman.

Vegan alerts:
-Sidney and Melody are eating ice cream that tastes like "tape" so they throw it away.
-The police send a dog to animal control.

This is the 158th film I've seen using Movie Pass.

Elle fanning and A24
Literally my favourite mix.

Imagine wanting to fuck Elle Fanning, now that's a small, delicate baby!

Blake Jenner is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs.

honestly this was kind of mind boggling. at first i was lost. but the ending. insane. brought it all round had me gobsmacked like damn

I think that the people who don’t like this movie, just don’t understand the beauty of simplicity. There isn’t a typical “climax” to this movie or much of a chase at all, its just a story of one person. The cinematography is poor, as are the wigs that showcase the aging of our characters, but the acting was strong. Logan Lerman gives great performances and he didn’t let up this time either!! I think it was meant less to be a good movie to look at, and more of a written story. It’s a lot deeper and darker than it leads on to be and comes together as just overwhelmingly sad. A well done suburban tragedy in my book.

11% on Rotten Tomatoes my ass!

I mean Logan tried, but he cannot rock a beard.

This got me sad AF

i feel like the plot was so basic it felt like id already watched it a million times when it was actually my first

A little predictable and some cringy dialogue but I loved it. Very happy that Logan Lerman is coming out of hiding. Seeing him in baseball shirts and typing on a typewriter gives me middle school flashbacks in only good ways.

Also it’s May 25th

i love you logan lerman

The vanishing of interesting characters or Elle Fanning as a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.