Just look at this gif of SNL cast member Kate McKinnon portraying Rudy Giuliani. Saturday Night Live does a better job in their makeup department than the people in this did… and this is a movie that took time and effort to make while SNL does that on a weekly basis. Yet, the makeup on our two leads is so horrendous that it’s unintentionally hilarious. Not only can you clearly recognize our leads under the fake wrinkles and wigs, but there is a team of people in the makeup department that worked on films such as “The Last Jedi”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, and “Life”. This movie goes from 1962-2007 and you know what they do?įor some reason, instead of hiring older actors to portray the 60-year-old versions of Florence and Edward, you have Howle and Ronan in prosthetic makeup and it’s terrible. Remember at the end of “Billy Elliot” where there was a time gap between Billy getting into the dance school and then his father seeing his first performance 10 years later? You know how Billy grew and another actor portrayed him? Well this movie has a time jump of, not 10 years but, 45 years. I don’t want to spoil anything so I’m going to use “Billy Elliot” as an example.

It isn’t glorified or sexualized, but is presented in a way that shows how much of a nerve-racking experience it is. Director Dominic Cooke does a great job displaying how sex is a scary experience for both genders.

Ronan and Howle brilliantly capture the timid and nervousness of a young couple who are having sex for the first time together. I may be shooting my own foot here but if they become the Anti-Gosling and Stone of Hollywood where they play lovers but never make it together by the end of the movie, then I would absolutely okay with that. From the dramatic beats to the subtle moments, the two have good chemistry even during arguments. How are they in this film? Well, surprise surprise: they’re both great.

In my review of “The Seagull”, I mentioned how amazing Ronan and Howle were, especially when the camera focused on the both of them. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

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