Another You (2017) Reviews

• After 25 minutes In I could not watch any more

  guessmyname-406782017-05-18

  The characters in this film give me no reason to like them, empathize with them or watch them. The dialog seems to consist of a beautiful girl and a poorly groomed guy screaming the F word at each other. With the plethora of entertainment out there, surely there is something else I can find better than this!

• Good look at choices, mistakes, wishes for resolution

  WVfilmfem2017-05-16

  This was a good film. The character development was excellent, and true to the anguish of youthful romance. It's kind of science fiction, also part thriller, definitely drama, all wrapped into one. Acting is excellent, as is editing and writing. It's about the wish to go back and correct mistakes, traveling through how could I have done this better. The ending was somewhat ambiguous, and thus no 10 stars.

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• Hampered by poor writing

  Thomas_SC2017-05-21

  "Another You" has a lot going for it, but is ultimately made mediocre by its flawed writing. To me, the film is a dark coming-of-age movie. I'll start with the things it does well. It effectively draws on both the pain of failed relationships and the anxiety college age young people feel having to face the complex real world for the first time. The acting was solid all-round. Ksenia Solo, of whom I'm a big fan, does an excellent job portraying Sydney's pain and frustration. Diego Boneta and Richard T. Jones competently fill out their roles as well. Visually, the film is unremarkable but avoids being bad. The score, however, is occasionally a little distracting. The bad of the movie is its writing. Sydney should be a character we emphasize with, as her struggles are similar ones most people have dealt with to some degree. But the writers fail to make her very likable, often seeming more pathetic than anything else. This could serve to erode audience interest in her story, even if she is well- portrayed. A pretty big thing considering that is what the whole movie is about. She is also apparently something of a genius, but we don't see her do much that is very smart, except in a brief moment where she explains some science. It was the ending that really drags down the film, however. The writers chose to make it an ambiguous ending which I felt didn't let Sydney come full circle as a character. This was disappointing after watching a whole movie about her. To summarize, the film is not awful but is not especially good either. If you have 90 minutes to kill and want to watch something dramatic, there are worse films to see. If your expectations are not too high, it'll do the job. This is not a movie that you plan an evening around to see though; it is not a movie that will have you deeply invested or have you thinking about it hours later either. 6/10.

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• Interesting premise gets lost in a poorly organized script

  ScoobySnacks662018-08-18

  Familiar sci-fi tropes such as parallel universes and string theory are explored through the idea of deja vu. Starts as a low budget, made for TV romance with unfamiliar actors and slowly develops into an obsession riddled pseudo sci-fi thriller where Sydney, the female lead, compulsively attempts to recapture lost love. The biggest problem I had with the film is how unlikeable the cast is. I found it hard to care about any of them. They were all kind of ass-holes if you ask me.

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• Sci-fi life lesson, I'd say

  ArchFrenemy2018-07-26

  Something of a low-budget allegory, interestingly laid out, dealing with the acceptance each of us must find when confronted in life with deep disappointment and despair. You can (and must) wallow unhappily for awhile, as is only human---but to survive and come through the other side, you eventually have to accept that things can't be forced or molded into the shapes/situations you desire, no matter how much you want them to be. Not everyone can accept this simple truth...but this movie tells us it's what the healthy soul comes to realize and embrace. I believe that is what the ending of this intriguing story alludes to.

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