I wish I could end it there (and I'm sure I'm not the only one that wanted to write that down for this film). Yikes, slow moving, leading nowhere, with a twist that was absurd. The two leads were good, and they had some chemistry, but it was just a silly film --- in the first 20 mins, I think the director looked at the dailies and said: hmmm, how will I make this interesting if these two kids keep texting back and forth ad infinitum. Nope, I don't recommend it. Unless you read the book (there's a book? How long is it? not much to the story at all) or want to see these two actors --- they are good, and so is Anika Noni Rose (I have always been a fan of hers since I saw her on stage, and in "Dream Girls") but there are better films they inhabit, I think. This becomes a fantasy love story, and I guess I can put it down to another genre I don't care for. 2 out of 5 stars. (but it is clean, considering the subject matter)
"EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING" PG-13, 1 hour 36 mins 2017
Confined to her home because of her severe autoimmune disorder, Maddy has spent 17 years isolated from the world. But the arrival of a handsome new next-door neighbor soon turns Maddy's sheltered life upside down.
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