Some of you are utterly exhausting! I felt this documentary was really well done. Before we watched it, I had pretty much guessed what the ending was going to be and was partially correct. The few other surprises I was impressed by.
Is it perfect? No. Ollie & Zoe are engaged to be married but are going to be living apart due to Zoe's work as an actress. They decide to open their relationship before they have their wedding. This is where some of the reviewers are stressing me out. They make their OWN rules on their polyamory. I hat they felt would work for them as a couple. So please stop forcing your views on what they should have been, when it plays into the reason the movie was created.
Two consenting adults have relationships with other consenting adults, fully knowing exactly what they are getting into and what could possibly happen. Which yes, it does happen to both of them but Zoe truly falls for her partner and she breaks off the wedding despite Ollie giving in to her every whim along the way.
You think that's going to be the shocker, but in all actuality it's that Zoe isn't actually the real Zoe. Ollie and RL Zoe agree to keep this documentary going but she is ultimately taken out. He explains this at the end. He shows both sides of things, including that he cared more about his career than he did her before they even came up with the idea for the documentary.
I didn't go in blind, it's obvious how naive they were, especially Ollie who didn't explore his sexuality more during the time he was a teen/college student.
This is life. Not everyone has the same feelings or experiences. I for one appreciate the honesty and vulnerability with this project. At the end when he shows him and Natalie going through the actual footage of him & RL Zoe, she is floored by how awful he has been to her and says " No wonder she left."
Natalie was amazing as Zoe. She and Ollie had an amazing connection, as did she with Tom. You really felt like this was their actual story.
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