'My Perfect Romance' Came at the Right Time
A film that focuses on an algorithm for a dating app that will bring viewers in for a surprise.

Japan's first space shuttle crashes into the mountains, and it is reported that all crew members are killed, except for one woman, Ozora Mirai, whose body is never found. A few days later, while trying to molest her on the train, Matsutaro is approached by a dirty woman, who clings to him and he has no choice but to take her back to his apartment. This woman is Mirai, who has lost her memory due to the shock. Mirai's stepmother Reiko finds out that Mirai is still alive and is trying to kill her to monopolise her inheritance.
A film that focuses on an algorithm for a dating app that will bring viewers in for a surprise.
A teen comedy that nobody wants to see.
The social issues The Half of it takes on are handled well, between the antagonization brought on to Ellie for her race and the conflict that arises from her being gay. Both aspects of her character are built up over the course of the film and don’t seem abrupt or rushed. The film shows racism towards Ellie and her and father in varying levels, from having her schoolmates specifically address her as "Chinese girl” to the fore mentioned way her Dad is treated due to language barriers. The same can be said about Ellie being a lesbian. While she never truly “comes out” in the narrative, that does not undermine her journey of self-discovery from being meaningful. These ideas aren’t thrust upon the viewer in a preachy manor, the scenarios that occur feel believable given the rural setting. The film presents watchers with problems whom those like Ellie may face, and leaves us to sit with them and reflect.
I love The Last Jedi. I don’t think there has been a Star Wars movie in quite some time that brought something new, something fresh to the table.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.