Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

CinemaClown Bringing its whacky premise to cinematic life in a simple, amusing fashion, Denis Villeneuve's feature film debut is a well crafted, wonderfully photographed & finely performed dramedy that commences his filmmaking journey on a promising note.August 32nd on Earth tells the story of a young woman who starts questioning her mortality after surviving a near fatal car crash and concludes that having a baby is the only way to give her vacant life some meaning, and asks her best friend to help her conceive.Written & directed by Denis Villeneuve (best known for Incendies, Arrival & Blade Runner 2049), August 32nd on Earth has a lighthearted vibe to it when compared to his later works but the existential theme that's evident in nearly all his films is very much present here.Also notable is its flexible camerawork, for the director experiments with numerous techniques to give its images a distinct quality while its bright colour palette helps in keeping things afloat. Performances are a definite plus too as the film benefits from sincere inputs from its cast.On an overall scale, August 32nd on Earth isn't as refined or engrossing as Denis Villeneuve's later works but for a debut feature, it's not too shabby. There are hints of brilliance scattered here n there but nothing that really stands out. A simple, silent beginning if not a memorable one, August 32nd on Earth is where it all started for one of contemporary cinema's most gifted, acclaimed & versatile filmmakers.

adrean-819-339098 A crash. As a result how a person may evaluate what's really important in life. This is not an altogether unfamiliar scenario and one that can be done well. This film struck me as distinctly not knowing where it stood. Was it a full-on soul searching drama. Was it a light comedy? Was it an off the cuff indie film? Was it a road film? It seemed to jump from each to each depending on the directors mood I guess. I know well enough that a film could be several things but in this case it was clear as day, as least for me, that the director could not piece the film together to build any tension or rhythm.I could not join the dots. It seems as if the characters underwent no transformation. The characters were mildly interesting at best and struck me as selfish. The dialogue was uninteresting. Jean Seberg's poster reminded me that two people talking about nothing could be fascinating, as in Godard's "a bout de soufflé" (breathless). Not here.I saw Bergman's 'Summer with Monika' which has two young people living on an island for a summer. That film had tension, passion and ultimately a conclusion that we cared about. Just when this film couldn't get any worse he goes and gets a coma. Who cares. "I Know. It's Serious" Morrissey. Thankyou.

Jugu Abraham This film was one of three movies at the Hyderabad Film Festival in January 1999 that caught my eye.For a first feature film by a director, this effort is commendable. No doubt this Canadian was helped with the choice of a stunning actress, a good editor, and above average cinematography. The weakest point was the script.I look forward to seeing more films by this director and the lead actress Pascale Bussières. Denis Villeneuve has talent, it only needs to be developed further through experience.

Eric-1226 I watched this movie wondering if I wasn't watching a sort of Seinfeldian version of movie-making - that is, "a show about nothing."It dawned on me after watching this movie that this is basically what I saw - a big bunch of nothingness. And yet the story was beautiful and disturbing and depressing and inspiring, and ultimately poetic... I guess that's what they mean by "atmospheric" as used in describing a film.The cinematography was superb - the part where the two lead characters ended up in the Utah salt desert was just so awesome. The acting was seamless, though I was handicapped by seeing it with English subtitles: since I don't know French, I fear that a good bit of the emotive force of the story, as told through the dialogue, was lost on me.Anyway, I am so glad I taped this off of late night Canadian television, I definitely plan to watch it again. It's a movie you not so much "look" at, but "feel". Watch it, feel it... you'll see.