I don't know where to begin with this one.

How could I love and hate a movie so much at the same time?

I feel like this movie some kind of bait and switch. Draws you in with the feelings of youth and "everything is possible" but then you are hit with the realism of how hard and painful life is and how complex our feelings are and how we make the wrong decisions because of love, pride, rashness, foolishness, pain, hurt, infatuation, selfishness, or even what we may perceive as selflessness.

That said, it's incredibly beautifully moving and engrossing.

At the same time, it's utterly heartbreaking. Of course, I wanted closure, a happier resolution, but I knew that I couldn't really demand that of this movie because this is really how real life goes and that's what broke me. I don't think any "love and loss" story has broken me the way this one did.

If all this is something you're up for, please do watch this movie. However, if you would prefer happy endings and want something uplifting, take a pass on this one.