The Materialists on HBO.

[d.anders]

I was reluctant to watch it, then the first 20 minutes grabbed me. In many ways, it's a very NYC movie. You won't find these characters in Indiana. I was surprised by the writing. I thought it was good. Dakota Johnson surprised me. I thought she was terrific. Pedro Pascal is always good. I guess the weakest link is Chris Evans. Sadly, he sometimes looks like he's had work done around his eyes, but he still has a bit of eye candy quality. It's not easy to buy him as a poor, unemployed actor. Perhaps a few more nude scenes could have helped with that. But all in all, I thought the film was an interesting effort. It has a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes. It made $108 million on a $20 million budget. Not bad.

[+ MikeThomas]

SPOILERS....SPOILERS

I quite enjoyed this movie.  Even though it had a happy ending, there was something very sad about it all.  Lots of very shallow characters with unreasonable expectations.  Big cities have a lot to offer, but are tough places to live.  

I thought Chris Evans looked great.

[BSR]

I saw it because I knew it wasn’t a rom-com but instead a critique on our materialistic society.  In that sense, I thought the movie worked.  The characters’ unhealthy obsession with salary, real estate, career, and even height made me uncomfortable, which was the whole point.  Yes, Dakota Johnson was better than I expected.  I love Chris Evans, but he’s too old to be playing a 37yo.  And Pedro Pascal’s apartment was To. Die. For.

[+ MikeThomas]

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