The Worst Person in the World
3.9
(549)
Drama
Romance
Comedy
2021
128 min
R
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
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Comedy
7.7/10
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"The Worst Person in the World is a whirlwind of emotion that chronicles a few days in the life of Julie, a late 20s woman trying to figure out her career and her romantic life. It focuses on the nuance and complexity of love in your early adult life, showing how messy (yet exciting) things can get. How do we know what we want out of life? How do we know what we want out of our partner? Can somebody who truly loves you cheat on you? These are the types of questions explored in the film. "
"I loved the chapters and how they are all very different. It also really helps with everything feeling more straight to the point. Their isn’t any like dragging on scenes. I liked how we don’t ever know what the main character is feeling we are just viewing her face and her world. Julie and Aksel were great they really felt like they were together. Great acting between the two of them. I loved how they didn’t just show the best parts of the relationships but everything about it. Definitely my favorite romance ever. I also liked how the dialogue was very realistic. With long pauses just being an example. There was a lot of details like that I enjoyed. I can remember much of them because I so focused on the characters and everything else happening. I loved it. There were a couple of things I was confused by. Like when time she stopped for some reason and actually interacted with people when they weren’t moving. Plus the mushroom scene, I enjoyed it but I didn’t quite get if they were trying to say something. Really enjoyed just seeing those two on screen. "
"Anders Lie is such a great actor… his performance is top notch, again. And, the lead actress delivers a very strong performance as well.
Several scenes in this film are 5 star quality. But the film, as a whole, falls short of that lofty rating.
Still, a very good film that more folks should watch… unless subtitles are an absolute no-go."
"This international film is nothing short of beautiful. Julie (Renate Reinsve) is searching, searching for her truth, her place in the world, and what it is that she wants and makes her fulfilled. No easy questions, questions that could even take a lifetime to settle upon. She tries on different identities, professions, passions, and lovers all in a quest to get to the heart of herself. Along her journey, this film sensitively balances subtle, intentional touches of insight, grief, love, and loss poignantly and in a way that also felt deep and nuanced.
Julie felt achingly true as someone who is doing a lot of soul-searching and exploring in order to revolt against the parts of her own instability that impinge on her abilities to move forward. She tries to find creative ways to overcome lulls in her life that sometimes fail and are sometimes more successful, but regardless of their eventual fate, life is never boring because she never stops trying or fighting and that was honestly, evocatively felt in this moving portrayal of a life that isn’t always easy, but is always worth it.
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"I understand the acclaim. Three-forths of this film I would actually re-watch just for Reinsve's performance. Her strongest moments, some without a word, perfectly capture the feeling of being stuck and the relatable uncertainty of relationships and self at that age. The film unfortunately unravels a bit in it's final act by forcing a conclusion. I now understand why "Anne at 13,000 Feet" did not have an ending. This film will stick with me. For an encore, I'd recommend "On A Magical Night." "
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