
When Mark commits to falling back in love with Jonah, he is forced to look at himself with unprecedented courage and honesty.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Mark commits to falling back in love with Jonah, he is forced to look at himself with unprecedented courage and honesty.
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| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe last gasps of a romantic relationship between two very different men are intimately and delicately charted in the beautifully immersive, if decidedly somber, Like You Mean It. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberThe seemingly autobiographical film from writer/director/star Philipp Karner may have been therapeutic for him, but it is too opaque and slow-moving to compel the attention of many audiences beyond the gay festival circuit. |
| User ReviewDon DBeautifully shot and acted film. I found that although I wasn't sure where it was going -- I couldn't stop watching or being intrigued as to how this was going to play out. A couple facing a downturn in their relationship is looking to rekindle their romance. This happens in most relationships. You have highs and lows. I've found that you have to endure the inevitable lows to return to the highs. The highs will surely return if you can weather the lows. That said, this is their story and watching it play out is worth the watch. I like the way the issue of being an actor was tackled. The reality is a life of rejection. A subject played out eloquently in this film. The way the car was always going through the car wash seemed it could be a metaphor for the fact that keeping a clean car was of importance but dealing with relationships -- what counts, takes a back seat. I could see many different levels in this film. I believe it's a deeper film than it's surface would have you believe. Worth a watch!! |
| User ReviewEvan HNicely underplayed and unmelodramatic film about the beginning of the end of a relationship - - one that is unfairly but utterly realistically weighed. Lead character Mark (played by Philipp Karner who also wrote & directed the film) is massively flawed yet somehow always likeable even when doing unlikeable things, and the viewer roots for him and what's him to make the right decisions. Like You Mean It won't change the world, but it is beautifully shot, very well acted & written, absorbing, and ends perfectly. |