That was an excellent one.

Good movie but grossly overrated

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Preconceived NotionsNaturally, if a movie presents itself as us getting to know two young people who have been together for 6 years, you know there is going to be drama. After all, they seem to only be in high school or college and been together forever. Question is, though: what will tear them apart and, will the reason for reconciliation make sense? Though they could always go down the road of showing what keeps two young people together for 6 years, but I doubt that is an option.Trigger Warning(s): Rape AttemptCharacters & Story (with Commentary)They are the enviable couple. They met sometime in high school, stayed together through college, and are so cute and in love that they almost seem foreign in modern times. Yet, they are real. They are Mel (Taissa Farmiga) and Dan (Ben Rosenfield). One, Mel, who plans on becoming an elementary school teacher and then there is Dan who wants to work in the music industry.Which leads to the conflict of the movie. Dan's co-workers, especially one named Amanda (Lindsay Burdge) are getting more of his time and energy than Mel. Then, to make things even more difficult, not only is the relationship between Amanda and Dan getting muddy, but also Dan is offered a job in New York. A big issue for Mel since, currently, both she and Dan live in Texas. Leaving us to wonder, by the movie's end, with Dan having so many opportunities, both professional and perhaps sexual, what will become of the 6 years he invested with Mel? Will they remain together and try to work it out; perhaps go on a break; devolve their relationship into a friendship; or will their breakup be something of a tornado ripping apart each other's lives until it seems all that was built in those 6 years was nothing but dominoes being set up to fall?Highlights>It is hard to deny that Farmiga and Rosenfield make a cute on screen couple. The type you'd imagine, by the end of the movie, might end up engaged, married, or perhaps would end the movie with children. For the way things seem in the beginning, it is like we are presented a cute little suburban fairy tale.>I liked how there was a balance between Mel having her own friends, her own career, and Dan had his own friends and his own career. That way it didn't make Mel seem like an accessory, or make Dan seem like a tool. Both had equal footing both in the relationship and in the film.>Though I didn't agree with a lot of the drama in the film, I was glad one of the issues brought up dealt with Dan possible going to New York and how Mel reacted when it wasn't so much a discussion but him saying he was going to. That was perhaps the first time that it seemed their issues weren't something sort of random and out of left field.Low PointsFully recognizing that in this generation a 6-year relationship seems more like the exception than a rule, to me anyway, I just couldn't get into any of the drama surrounding this couple. If it wasn't Amanda and Dan being too friendly, it was Mel's friends who honestly seemed like some undercover haters who all but said, "I hate that you have had a boyfriend so long and all I can do is drink my way to someone looking at me twice." Which perhaps is a harsh thing to say but, honestly it did seem no one was happy they were a couple but Dan's mom. Everyone else seemed ready, and willing, to mess things up one way or the other.On The FenceOutside of Dan's conundrum with possibly going to New York, I'm unsure if there is any depth to the other problems in the movie. I mean, 6 years with one girl, who seemingly was his first and only, he doesn't present as something rough, and she doesn't present it as something bad either. Though, you have to wonder if maybe, subconsciously, perhaps he felt like he settled for what got comfortable. Then, when it comes to her, maybe she got more invested in it than him which, perhaps, is the only explainable reason for why, after Dan's mistakes, and an incident which leads to cops coming, they end up going back and forth until a final decision is made at the end of the movie.Final Thought(s): TV ViewingI think what I ultimately wanted was a mature romance. One in which, yes, they fought and had arguments, but it wasn't because some third party was tempting him, or she was put in a position where something bad could have happened. Rather, could there be, for once, a romance film like this rooted in reality? Where maybe they do question, after 6 years, where are we going from here? Are we together because it's convenient and what we are used to, or is this truly meant to be? Much less, when things are no longer convenient, and your dreams are taking you across the country, are we going to work things out, or is that the end of our run?Those were the type of topics I was hoping for, but unfortunately what is presented is 3 incidents of them going from breaking up to getting back together, with each reconciliation making less sense than the last. Yet, despite how many times I rolled my eyes, a part of me must admit I did have hopes they could work it out. For it was just seeing them as happy as can be within the first 5 minutes, which really got me invested. To the point that, despite the type of BS I could not picture anyone putting up with, I still wanted them to end up happily ever after.

I did not really like this movie because there was a lot of things that made me angry. I dislike how the boyfriend is very smart but still accepts his girlfriend to be drinking. He should stand up to her and say that he feels uncomfortable when she drinks. He seems more of an introvert and the girlfriend is an extrovert. With a six year relationship, I think at the end was not going to work out. She was a bit abusive and not really supportive to his job. He got a really good job. How could she not like that? He could be making a lot of money and keep her in a decent roof, and she complains about their plans. Who cares about the plans. College is about the future, relationships can wait. If your partner truly wants to be with you, then they would self-reflect, improve, be supportive of one's future. She needs some serious counseling because apparently, she should of been the one arrested, with a domestic violence charge. The police seemed to arrest him because he is a male. They should be aware that women can be violent too. Once again, the movie made me angry and want me to really stand up to the girl. He only cheated on her because the other girl seemed to understand him more than his girlfriend. He feels more comfortable. The boyfriend should of told the nurse or some health worker there in the hospital that his reason of injury was the argument with his girlfriend. He could of gotten relationship help, and she may be charged with an arrest. He has such a bright future ahead but the girlfriend is an alcoholic and needs to stop being a party drunk. It is sad to be with an innocent, smart, intelligent man, but a girl seems to ruin it for him and he tends to make poor decisions by not accepting the job over his girlfriend. DO NOT THINK ABOUT THE GIRLFRIEND if she makes you feel uncomfortable. JUST GO WORK AND MOVE ON.

A romantic drama centring around unforeseen circumstances between these two lovers. Close friends since childhood and 6 years they ave been together. This is about a young couple that knew each other since they were a child. Forced to choose between his love for Melanie and his dream job, Dan's decisions prove to affect the future of both young lovers irrevocably. 6 Years is written and directed by Hannah Fidell.Everything changes when Dan gets the job in a record label and this job makes him choose between moving forward or staying with Mel. The real questions are what will happen to them and what will he choose?

OK. I like indie movies. I like indie movies about relationships and love, but this movie is crap. I'd keep seeing pictures and gifs of it on tumblr, so I decided to give it a try, after all, a lot of the times, they end up being very good films. But what a disappointment. It really sucks when you are waiting for the minutes to pass because the plot is so boring. The characters are not interesting at all and you can't really feel sympathy for any of them, what's the point then? Maybe the music? Not worth it. Cinematography? Lame. This could have been a good film, but nothing of it is worth watching. Don't watch it. Seriously. I love watching movies about complicated relationships and broken hearted characters, but this one is a waste of time. ' p.s: These must be the worst drunk performances I've seen in my life.