7/10, the start was pretty weird, and the ending, well, at least unexpected.
Beware, there is a pretty cringy scene at the start where someone is watching hardcore porn, and that was cringe even while watching the movie alone. Also, the whole scene with the well, more than just naked woman picture is not much better.
Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti both give amazing performances in this, give us characters that feel real, lived in, natural, and flawed. Their interactions and reactions to the various trials they face in trying to add another life to their family may sometimes be cringe-worthy, but they always feel real. You get a great sense of the arduous hurdles that some couples must go through in order to expand their family. However, this film stumbles a bit in that it meanders in places and feels a bit overlong. In the hands of lesser actors, this could have went off the rails, but Hahn and Giamatti keep you in it.
Sometimes it gets a bit slow, but I liked the movie a lot. It has quite funny and dramatic scenes. I'm very surprised about the quality of some Netflix movies. https://blogalqsar.blogspot.com/2019/02/vida-privada.html
Kathryn Hahn's performance truly is something special. Paul Giamatti is fantastic too. This is very sad but feels real. You struggle with the couple throughout the entire movie, especially the last scene.
I loved the ending. You feel the awkwardness and you feel scared for them. Such a good way to make you feel as if you were a part of the movie.
I can't remember the last time I had such mixed feelings about a film.
First things first - the first 15 or 20 minutes are awful and unnecessarily contributed to a run time of more than two hours. I felt like I was sitting at the doctor's office next to them waiting to be poked and prodded.... just sitting there killing time. I don't see why any of the technical details were necessary. Wouldn't it have been enough to have Hahn crying outside of a doctor's office after another failed attempt so that we could get to the main story / conflict? If there is one thing that Woody Allen has gotten right in his later years is that you can get right to the story as soon as possible.
The middle part of the film felt rather amateurish. Some of the writing and camera angles just felt awkward and at times it felt very much like a lifetime movie. Giamatti and especially Hahn work their tails off to try to raise the film above all of this.
Towards the end of the film things start to come together and we are left with a perfect final scene. I've seen some complain about the ending - if you're one of them then there are surely lifetime movies for you.
What could have been a typical tv-movie of the week becomes something dramatically real and emotionally raw. I was slightly disappointed by the downbeat ending , but otherwise, the film was very good indeed.
Shout by ImranWatchBlockedParent2024-01-16T12:59:34Z
amazing movie. if you have time - go for it. slow paced. I loved every small detail. even the home has been decorated with a reflection of the couples personality and takes on life.