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 I Must Be Going
Drama · Comedy · Romance · 2012
An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce.
Movie details
Hello I Must Be Going
“*Meet Amy Minsky. She's just getting over her divorce.”
2012 Drama · Comedy · Romance 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce.
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 I Must Be Going?
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Todd Louiso
Written by
Sarah Koskoff
Melanie Lynskey
Amy
Blythe Danner
Ruth
John Rubinstein
Stan
Sara Chase
Missy
Daniel Eric Gold
Noah
Tori Feinstein
Caley
Dave T. Koenig
Gary
Court is in session
Put Hello I Must Be Going 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.