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First Love (2022)
Meh
The reviews for this are absolutely terrible. I think everyone is a bit dramatic saying it's "a waste of 2 hours" but maybe I've just seen a lot of really bad movies and this one really wasn't the worst. It was not really about love it was about dealing with financial issues and the toll it takes on a family, So it is very misleading to call it "first love". The acting was just ok and I felt no desire for the watered down love story they portrayed to have a happy ending. There were many characters like the aunt and the brother who were in the movie for a few seconds or minutes and added absolutely nothing. It definitely didn't have anything special about it. A fairly forgettable movie.
My Policeman (2022)
Decent
Not the best movie ever but not terrible. Beautiful setting in 1950s Brighton (?) The film shows an interesting and somewhat tragic story of two gay men (Tom and Patrick) in England where being homosexual is considered "deviant" behavior. The two have an affair all while presenting as friends to Tom's wife Marion. Patrick is arrested and tried for being gay (I forget the actual charges) and Tom basically has to pretend he never knew him so he doesn't become collateral damage. It then time jumps to present day and Patrick has become ill and Marion takes him in, stirring up lots of old unresolved issues between the three of them. Harry Styles' acting leaves a lot to be desired, but he doesn't have much experience. Emma Corrin's performance was just ok as well. David Dawson was better than both of them. The actor for present day Marion was great and the last 10 minutes made the film worth watching. I can't help comparing it to brokeback mountain which was 100x better and a similar story.