Memorable, crazy movie

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I liked the idea of this movie, but seeing it played out didn't really have the emotional effect I was hoping for. I spent most of the movie trying to figure out what was going on. Maybe I am just slow, but it didn't occur to me that she was playing their relationship backwards and he was playing it forwards...maybe because with the exception of the first and (sort of) last scene, they were both in all of the scenes so I didn't quite catch the juxtaposition of the timelines as intended I guess. The order of the scenes didn't help and I couldn't find enough context clues particularly in the middle through the end to follow along with it. The movie wasn't comedic enough for me to laugh, and my confusion/the choppiness of the scenes sort of cut off any emotional reaction I was having...I would get teary and then be confused, then get irritated at one or both of the characters, and repeat the whole rollercoaster. I also don't know if it was intentional, but while I can see the relationship from both points of view and the flaws from each person, Anna Kendrick's character came off as more sympathetic than Jeremy Jordan's, so having her set up going backwards and having him setup to go forwards was not idea. I think I would have switched and had him go backwards and had her go forwards and maybe then I would have had the intended emotional reaction and maybe been a little more sympathetic toward his character...?That being said, I liked the chemistry between Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan! I think the casting was spot on!

I would like to start this off by saying that I have never even heard of this musical before the movie, thus I have never seen the Broadway production. This review is only based on the movie. I was aware of this movie after the soundtrack was suggested on my spotify and I loved it. I watched the movie hoping that I would be able to understand the songs more. This movie has wonderful music and the songs are addictive. I thought the chemistry between both characters was very good. However, individually, I liked the leads unevenly. Anna Kendrick as the female lead was lovely to watch and I believe her voice is very nice. However, Jeremy Jordan's male lead, Jamie (yes I know, lots of J's), was much less likable. His voice was lovely but because I didn't care for his character made me not want to listen to his songs. I know that this is an indie darling in the Broadway community, but, as an outsider, I thought /,because of this dislike of one of the leads, the movie's story was lacking. I probably won't watch the movie multiple times but i will get the soundtrack so I can listen to it all the time.

The Last 5 Years is a beautiful musical but when I discovered they were making it into a movie I was skeptical. I did not think that the set up of this musical would translate to screen very well. After all wouldn't the same story being told forward and backward simultaneously be confusing in a movie format? I'm proud to say that this movie proved me wrong. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan are brilliant as Cathy and Jamie. Their voices are phenomenal and were very fitting for this style of singing. There was a great amount of emotion in each of their performances. This truly helped in the telling of the story. I would definitely suggest this for fans of the movie musical genre. This is one that they are going to want to add to their collection.

I hate to be harsh, really, but I love to be sincere.Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan are both great, really, and the film is good… nevertheless, unfortunately, it results hard to like and I am afraid that the reason is the music. As in the purest Opera tradition, this musical is a non-stop singing drama. Melodies, however, are not catching and that's where and why (on my humble opinion) it flops.Without disturbing the masters (Mozart, Verdi… or even Berg), it should be recalled that even Operettas' Authors like Lehar or Leoncavallo built their fortunes on easy to recall, enjoyable tunes. And that writing both the Musical score and the Libretto (as Wagner, most notably, did) usually leads to heavier results.