The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
Drama · Romance · 2014
Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Movie details
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
“Two Films. One Love.”
2014 Drama · Romance 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ned Benson
Written by
Ned Benson
James McAvoy
Conor
Jessica Chastain
Eleanor Rigby
Bill Hader
Stuart
Ciarán Hinds
Spencer Ludlow
Nina Arianda
Alexis
Isabelle Huppert
Mary Rigby
Viola Davis
Professor Lillian Friedman
Court is in session
Put The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.