Review of Call Me by Your Name (2017) by Caf2042 — 01 Mar 2018

Call Me by Your Name is directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. I first heard about this back in February, when it premiered at Sundance. I remember the reviews were near perfect.

After finally having seen it last night, I can tell you that not only were the rumors true, but they fall short. I’ve thought long and hard about this before I made up my mind. Call Me by Your Name is one of the best films I have ever seen.

I’m not kidding. This is a staggeringly good film. There isn’t a scene, even a moment that feels out of place. Every frame is absolutely perfect. Armie Hammer gives the performance of a lifetime. Somehow though, he doesn’t even give the best performance.

Timothée Chalamet is insane. This IS the best performance of the year, and if he isn’t at least nominated, I will just leave the Oscars. The cinematography is stunning, the soundtrack is euphoric, and the dialogue is impeccably good.

Unlike The Last Jedi or Dunkirk, or any other film I have given an A+ to this year (except maybe Blade Runner), I have no trouble saying that this is the best film of the year.