Us and Them (2018)

IMDb plot summary: Ten years ago, on a train home, fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together. Like many young couples, they meet, fall in love, and strive to make it work, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart.

Directed by Rene Liu. Stars Boran Jing, Dongyu Zhou, and Zhuangzhuang Tian.

Us and Them is a Chinese romantic drama following a couple's tumultuous young romance, and then picking up several years later when they happened to run into each other again in much more stable personal circumstances. I kept wanting to really like this movie but it never worked for me. Every time there would be a moment that drew my attention because it seemed fresh and new -- for example, the ongoing saga of the video game he was trying to make that capture a romantic loss -- then it would be surrounded by so many moments that were long and slow and dull. It made it really hard for me to care about the outcome of these characters in the long run. I feel like if I remember anything about this movie and take anything away from it, it's going to be a series of unconnected thoughts and scenes that I'll have to work hard to remember were from this movie. A disappointing watch.

🎥 Us and Them (2018)

📊 Ranked #3259/4248 on my Flickchart

🎯 Flickscore™: 26

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