The Souvenir

Genuinely one of the best movies I have ever seen.

This film was good 👍🏼

Notting Hill crossed with Jeanne Dielman, with all the joy of the later and the depth of the former.

Convince me Right Now ..Why this is NOT the best Film I have ever seen ..kid u not ..PERFECTION ..absolute Perfection

This is very much a subtle and arty kind of a film. The scenes move slowly and its mainly a sort of depiction of the main characters sense of personal isolation and their ability to open up to one another, thus its about secrets and trust to a if but small extent. I can certainly understand why some may feel this is a bit bland and dull - its not the sort of film that exactly grabs you visually, its safe to say. This will only really appeal if your ok with dialogue heavy and perhaps introspective type films, I'd have thought. There is a fair bit of talk about film, i.e. film analysis, although its a drama rather than a documentary, of course. I can also see why its regarded by some as rather self indulgent. I thought it was ok, slightly good and perhaps thought provoking but not entirely captivating. Its a thoughtful watch which won't appeal to all but for what it is, its ok.

Many frames look like paintings in this movie, but nothing remarkable though, nor anything revolutionary. The story is quite simple in itself, however we don't get much access to the characters' feelings, what a shame ! Music is used quite poorly even though it is nearly absent from the movie

A very poor bored movie that really doesn't say all that much. If you have an hour and a half to kill, this movie might just be for you, but it wasn't for me, which is why I rate it *1* stars!!

Hogg paints what she knows; clipt, brooding, beautiful aristocrats who know their rules and the need for secrets, stiff upper lip and the need to quietly stray. Here two bright young things find their way in life and to a neatly suppressed authentic voice. Hogg makes the clearly autobiographical point through Julie, joining film school, aspiring to give authentic voice to the people of Sunderland she's never met (but has photographed some art conceptual work there), and sets up this pretence to be ridiculed. Julie's counterpoint is Anthony, who knows who he is and his voice. Dressed in a wonderful heirloom dressing gown, perfect suits, bow ties and cuff links at all times; he's foreign office old school with a proper old school habitual heron addiction, as one does; a Patrick Melrose for the diplomatic corps. The heroin provides the mild tragedy in this otherwise comforting world, a world where Julie's film teacher knows she doesn't have to think about budgets. It's beautiful, arrogant and libertarian; who doesn't want to be found passed away in the toilets by the Wallace Collection?

Pretentious twaddle. The whole thing is just very beige - nobody says or does anything interesting. The courting couple are unconvincing - why would anyone be interested in them? They just mumble a lot of the sort of pseudo-intellectual piffle that you'd be unlucky to hear at a 'stayed-up-all-night-first-year-of-uni' experience. Very tedious.

Some beautiful, heartwarming moments but ultimately a movie that misses making an impact. An anticlimactic story with a promising premise. Hogg clearly made this to be autobiographical in nature. I'm sure it's meaningful to her but not to the world. I would pass