Midnight Sun (2018)

Too much of everything

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Katie just graduated high school and can't be exposed to sunlight because she suffers from XP( xeroderma pigmentosum). The night of everyone else's high school graduation, she makes it out to the train station where she can sing, as she normally does. The night that changed her life was the day she met her childhood crush Charlie and the story begins. If I had to compare this to other movies in the same genre, it would be everything, everything and a walk to remember. Now this movie is nowhere near a walk to remember but it's hands down better than Everything, Everything. The stories are very similar, but you'll fall in love with Katie and her family. It was slow at times, but you'll leave this movie hopeful that a similar experience could happen to you. I have a soft spot for this movie and I think some of you will too.

Walk to remember remake with a twist. Nice movie to see with family. Really good acting . That's it.

This movie was about a 17 year old girl that was diagnosed with the RARE genetic disease known as XP (Xeroderma pigmentosum) it is the bodies inability to repair damage done to the skin from Ultraviolet rays. The girl in the movie Katie, had lived a sheltered life with her father since she was diagnosed at a extremely young age. She watched a local neighborhood boy on his way to school every morning from the safety of her UV BLOCKING WINDOWS. Seeing Charlie on his way to school was the only highlight of her days she had to look forward too, she knew him, and he didnt know she existed.She would go out at night and play the guitar at a local spot.Until one night she ran into Charlie. They sparked an interest in each other, he showed her another side of life, and she helped him get back in touch with something he lost.I LOVED THIS MOVIE. I was always into action films, and scifi. But every now and again I enjoy a good drama. I don't care what anyone says. Some people can be so critical :-/The movie brought tears to my eyes, pretty bad actually lol.It can be said that this movie is the perfect reminder of our morality, and that everyday is a gift. Life is not to be taken for granted.A must see in my opinion.

Katie Price (Bella Thorne) has xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease which makes her unable to withstand the sun. She spends all day inside. She lost her mother at a young age and her father (Rob Riggle) is extremely protective. Her only friend is Morgan (Quinn Shephard). She has pined for Charlie Reed (Patrick Schwarzenegger) since a young age who walks under her window without ever knowing her gaze. One night, Charlie sees her busking at the train station for the night arrivals and it's love at first sight. She's reluctant to tell him about her condition.I like the premise for an old fashion romance in the YA genre. The plot is very old fashion although I'm not sure if this particular disease has ever been used for a movie. I really wanted to like this for the concept but it quickly runs into fundamental problems. The biggest are the two leads. Bella Thorne is a fine actress but she can't play the shy girl. She's much better as the mean girl or the sassy lead. Playing shy comes off as fake for her. Patrick is a smaller copy of his father. It's hard to tell if it's his character who comes off as too clueless or if it's his blank acting. Even though they don't have school together, it's more reasonable and quite frankly more compelling for him to pine for her as she shows up to play at train station every night. It's not appealing for him to come off as a complete idiot. This relationship isn't an one night stand. They've been together for awhile and he must have tried to go to her home during the day. It's after graduation and he's not doing anything. The whole conceit is problematic. At least make them fall asleep so that dawn can sneak up on her. The movie blames it all on her broken watch but she still has her phone. It's unlikely she wouldn't set an alarm on her phone. The whole premise falls apart and it's completely expected. I would rather have the mean girl figure out Katie at the party and scream "Vampire Girl". That would be a better trauma to play with. The movie can kill her on the boat as they get stranded in the middle of the ocean. The plotting is bad.There are other smaller issues like older Morgan should fit better with younger Morgan. At least, let older Morgan keep her glasses which is her younger defining characteristics. I do like the street busking in Seattle and what that says about Charlie. I like the characters and all the actors. I want this to be better written even if it wants to stay formulaic. It can be imaginative without being stuck to a contrived melodrama straitjacket. There is a real art to doing a standard romance if done right.