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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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
Romance · Drama · 2022
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Movie details
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
“Every ending is a new beginning.”
2022 Romance · Drama 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.2 / 10
5.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
54 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
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 Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between?
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
Michael Lewen
Written by
Ben York Jones · Amy Reed
Jordan Fisher
Aidan
Talia Ryder
Clare
Ayo Edebiri
Stella
Nico Hiraga
Scotty
Eva Day
Riley
Julia Benson
Claudia
Dalias Blake
Rick
Court is in session
Put Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between 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.