By emotional until the end I mean that I think the end undermined the movie. It had me tearing up, and I think the relationship between Dustin Hoffman and his son was complex and personal. The entire plot worked, and I loved everything about it.
But I really disliked the ending. I feel like the ending was too kind, and too hopeful too quickly. The tone shift was too quick. It broke my suspension of disbelief. Everything but the ending was wonderful though, and I think if the ending maintained the course that it was going I would have rated it an 8/10. Sitting in sadness can be very effective.
I think a reason the choice was made that way is because a certain portion of the audience would have really hated Meryl Streep's character if the film followed through, but I felt empathy for her character as well. Her choice just felt too abrupt and wrong for me.
A very similar movie to this one which I enjoyed more was Marriage Story, although the child was less of a character in that movie.
But I really disliked the ending. I feel like the ending was too kind, and too hopeful too quickly. The tone shift was too quick. It broke my suspension of disbelief. Everything but the ending was wonderful though, and I think if the ending maintained the course that it was going I would have rated it an 8/10. Sitting in sadness can be very effective.
I think a reason the choice was made that way is because a certain portion of the audience would have really hated Meryl Streep's character if the film followed through, but I felt empathy for her character as well. Her choice just felt too abrupt and wrong for me.
A very similar movie to this one which I enjoyed more was Marriage Story, although the child was less of a character in that movie.