I liked the idea of this movie, but seeing it played out didn't really have the emotional effect I was hoping for. I spent most of the movie trying to figure out what was going on. Maybe I am just slow, but it didn't occur to me that she was playing their relationship backwards and he was playing it forwards...maybe because with the exception of the first and (sort of) last scene, they were both in all of the scenes so I didn't quite catch the juxtaposition of the timelines as intended I guess. The order of the scenes didn't help and I couldn't find enough context clues particularly in the middle through the end to follow along with it.
The movie wasn't comedic enough for me to laugh, and my confusion/the choppiness of the scenes sort of cut off any emotional reaction I was having...I would get teary and then be confused, then get irritated at one or both of the characters, and repeat the whole rollercoaster. I also don't know if it was intentional, but while I can see the relationship from both points of view and the flaws from each person, Anna Kendrick's character came off as more sympathetic than Jeremy Jordan's, so having her set up going backwards and having him setup to go forwards was not idea. I think I would have switched and had him go backwards and had her go forwards and maybe then I would have had the intended emotional reaction and maybe been a little more sympathetic toward his character...?
That being said, I liked the chemistry between Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan! I think the casting was spot on!
That being said, I liked the chemistry between Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan! I think the casting was spot on!