I gotta say the pace was better than most of Dolan's films... perhaps it has something to do with age. Sadly, age has not given him a bit of self-awareness. The irony of him poking fun of the pretentious girl wanting to make artsy movies! The swimming and the road shot would like to have a word with him.
Another thing I think he should be doing by now as an adult is talking with someone about his mommy issues instead of reusing them over and over throughout his filmography - it does not really add anything to Maxime's story.
I'm not going to get into the token black friend and using the scar as a plot device. Eventually someone will point that out and I don't have the patience to do it right now.
Overall I didn't get as bored as I did for example with "Heartbeats" - and I rolled my eyes only a couple of times...especially with the sister's acting.
I didn't feel there was no real resolution to pretty much anything, but it entertained me while it lasted. I think that more of Matthias (but with less "moody" "artsy" "windy" shots), the movie would have been more trascendental than what it is.
Another thing I think he should be doing by now as an adult is talking with someone about his mommy issues instead of reusing them over and over throughout his filmography - it does not really add anything to Maxime's story.
I'm not going to get into the token black friend and using the scar as a plot device. Eventually someone will point that out and I don't have the patience to do it right now.
Overall I didn't get as bored as I did for example with "Heartbeats" - and I rolled my eyes only a couple of times...especially with the sister's acting.
I didn't feel there was no real resolution to pretty much anything, but it entertained me while it lasted. I think that more of Matthias (but with less "moody" "artsy" "windy" shots), the movie would have been more trascendental than what it is.