Never Let Me Go (2010)

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Absolutely brilliant

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The first must-see film of the year.

The movie Never Let Me Go is based upon the book written by Kazuo Ishiguro and follows almost everything that happens in the book. The movie does a good job of creating a plot and including scenes that fit with the plot. By this I mean that the movie sticks with a plot and makes it clear what it is and therefore does not confuse the reader. Also the movie does a good job of following a timeline while also going back to the main character's childhood days. The mechanics of the movie are very well done but the movie itself is confusing. If you haven't read the book before the movie, it will be very hard to understand what is happening. There are a lot of instances in the movie that make sense in the book, but are thrown into the movie to make it seem like the director read the book. For example, the movie does not do a good job of explaining the purpose the movie and it is revealed later on. This leaves the reader not knowing what they are watching and what the purpose is. Also, the movie mainly focuses on three characters Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy and the movie follows them throughout the book. However, there are many other characters we see in the movie that we don't know who they are except for their name. The movie could do a better job of talking about or explained everything else that is going on or the other people in the movie instead of basically strictly Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy the entire way. Overall, I liked this movie and the mechanics of it and also how the directors made time jumps and stuff pertaining to that. However, the movie does not do a good job of explaining things in the movie which is why I would give it a 6/10.

I loved this gem of a movie. Everything from the actors to the camera, the music and the beautiful story. I felt that the characters in the film represented the goodness in the world, as if society had shed it off. The profundity of how these poor creatures sacrifice everything got to me. Giving everything, yet they ask questions about being good enough, being worthy. They search within themselves to find out. Even though I have only seen it once, I think this is a movie I am going to come back to.

Beautifully shot and with a wonderful music score.. But as always, it's what the movie is about that matters. I didn't read the book, but one can only glean it is about clones who are bred to supply organs so the general population can live long and healthy lives. The story makes for interesting reading, will grab the attention and make the bestseller list, but is really fantastically unrealistic. The Hailsham "clones" as they mature and become more aware of their fate blithely accept it. There is no outrage, terror or horror. No jackboots or car chases here. Has the survival instinct, utterly embedded in the existence of every being on this planet, and central to evolution, and been utterly suppressed or bred out of them?The clones are able to drive and wander freely about the countryside, they feel strong sexual urges and even rage, but are apparently powerless or have no interest in overcoming their sheep-like death march. Wait, even sheep feel terror when they realize they are about to be slaughtered, it's just they were tricked into situations where they become lamb. So I guess on this basis alone one would conclude, these clones are not human.People who advertise on the Internet that they would love to be cannibalised and eaten are generally considered mad. Japanese Kamakazi cheerfully sacrificed themselves out of hatred for the enemy, but this.. The victims in "The Island" who were tricked into becoming organ donors to the Rich were rightly outraged. At least that was comprehensible, "Never Let Me Go" for all its uniqueness seems utterly contrived...As Madame of the Art Gallery says to Kathy near the end, "You poor creatures. I wish I could help you."

I read the book a couple of days before watching the movie. I was very excited to watch it and I never thought, not once, that the film would be so bad. The book was absolutely amazing! It was a story about friendship and love and the mystery kept you on the edge of your seat. Whereas the movie focused way too much on the romantic side of the story, which actually, in my point of view, was hardly noticeable in the book. Ruth's character is seen as the villain of the story (in the movie) and Kathy is crying like every 5 minutes. Not to mention that a lot of very important parts of the book were nowhere to be found in the movie. The acting was good, not even close to great, but let's say "satisfying". The three main actors are very dear to me and I loved most of their movies (some of their interpretations were flawless) , sadly this one was a complete failure. The book deserved a much better adaptation.