Review of Spontaneous (2020) by Umaumai — 26 Mar 2021
This is one of those movies that was really good, but I could never watch again. Its tag line is “A Spontaneous Love Story,” but it’s much more about dealing with the tragedies we have no control over that happen in life.
A lot of the main thrust of the plot is just about getting by. That said, it has a lot of charm. The acting really draws you in and the caricatures of the high schoolers is pretty great. I have some problems with the heavy handed commentary of the final monologue and the general apathy that the main character jumps in and out of durning it.
A lot of it sounds like it’s coming from someone who didn’t just experience the year that they did as it’s somewhat blustering and puffing up the ego. I do recommend watching this. Just know that you will likely not get any real closure at the end of its run time.
However, that might be the movie’s point.
This review of Spontaneous (2020) was written by Umaumai on 26 Mar 2021.
Spontaneous has generally received positive reviews.
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