I Think I'm Sick (2023) Poster

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9/10
Poignant, darkly funny and incredibly moving
robert-wood-124 March 2024
This is a debut film from a director who has hundreds of thousands of followers for his you tube how-to videos.

A self-penned, directed and edited film, it's a fabulous piece of work, both darkly funny and terribly sad with brilliant, well drawn 3D characters that are flawed, beautiful, troubled and funny.

There's plenty of excellent dialogue and laugh out loud moments among the devastating sadness that surrounds the film. Really excellently done, subtle points that at times fill you in on the back story without ever punching you in the face with clunky exposition.

The actors all do terrific jobs, with a range of characters that are really well written with masses of empathy for them. The story almost never goes quite where you expect it to.

It will be a terrible shame if this doesn't get distribution and get to be seen by many more people.

If you get the chance to see this and you like low-key indie films with great characters that doesn't follow the Hollywood style this is an absolute must-see.
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8/10
Great indie flick
PedroPires9023 March 2024
Just a great film. This is why film festivals are important, as it was very likely that I would never watch this otherwise.

It touches on themes (not just suicide!) that are very, very sensitive and does so by always incorporating a very difficult to work with dark humor. It is quite effective in this task, knowing how to blend humor and the dramatic aspect almost always accurately, although it is stronger when it tries to be lighter.

The performances are strong, and everything feels quite genuine, very personal, and stories that we all experienced, saw, or heard among our friends. Excellent soundtrack and always surprising moments that leave us unsure of where the film might go, also because there are certain aspects left open.

There is one aspect that I didn't particularly love. The editing is mostly good, but it's noticeable that the editor is the one who directed and wrote it because there are one or two scenes that could very well be removed, but you can see the care of the person who thought them through. I have particular issues with the final three scenes as all could be strong individually, but all three seem a bit disconnected from each other.

Anyway, this is a fascinating film that made me laugh, cry, and admire some of its mastery, including technical aspects like the cinematography.
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