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Couldn't understand half of the dialog and couldn't feel any chemistry with any of the characters. Felicity Jones annoys the crap out of me. Maybe better actors for her and the Rory character would've made them less annoying. I gave it 45 minutes and quit.

First of all, i am a big fan of romantic movies so the fact that this didn't make me feel a thing is quite something.

No chemistry between the lovers (Shailene & co), cliche 'romantic moments' that were cringeworthy rather than romantic (that kissing in the rain scene). Callum Turner was a pretty poor casting, always felt like he was reading his lines and nothing about him felt authentic. However Nabhaan Rizwan did salvage some of it for me, he was great and i really believed in his character......

Its a pity as i love JoJo Moyes books but this was poor, really really poor. Give it a miss.

The acting is mostly bad overacting. Characters are flat, and every single one is just awful. Cheating, lying, pathetic people, and unbelievable story progression. Nobody overcomes anything, nobody learns from their mistakes (and boy are there those). The only half decent character is the archive simp, who inexplicably falls for the disgustingly rude, selfish, over-promiscuous, intolerable "journalist".

This movie was entirely predictable from the opening scene until I gave up on it after an hour of trying to keep my eyes open. The acting was stilted and, at times, laughable. There was zero chemistry between the wife and her lover. Their intimate scenes lacked passion. They seemed embarrassed to find themselves touching each other. I am not a Shailene Woodley fan, but I hoped she might surprise me in this role. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Just other unreal movie with girls acting like men to look "powerful" but copying the worst and most toxic about masculinity. Just Netflix being Netflix.

Just another garbage movie pushing "strong" female roles, frivolous relationships, cheating, and other things that are bad. Disgusting.

Predictable, boring, really bad acting and script. HORRIBLE!

Don't waste your time. Nothing original, just different storylines from other books/movies in a 2 hour boring setting.

This movie is complete trash. Jennifer was an unfaithful adulteress and her lover was no better- cheating on his ex wife and being a selfish destructive father. This movie encourages affairs in the name of "true love" which is really a dangerous and self-fulfilling path to take with your life. Be faithful and invest into the marriage you chose- put your spouses needs before your own needs and choose love everyday with THEM.

This was the worst adaptation of a book to a movie I have ever seen. The book was wonderful one of the best I've read in a while so I was anxious to see the movie but the movie was so disjointed and so unlike the book I was completely disappointed. Anyone watching the movie who had not read the book would have no idea what was going on and probably be bored to tears.

This was such a beautiful book. Why Netflix? Why did you go and change just about everything?! Do yourselves a favor...read it instead. It's a quick read and the movie is such a letdown.

The story is unoriginal: bored housewife falls in love with a guy who pays attention to her.

The cast is uninspired: Shailene Woodley is a talented actress, but far from the classy lady she's supposed to play in this movie. The lead actor looks more like a con man, than an honest lover. Between the two of them, there is absolutely no chemistry.

The story is a superficial olio of ideas from several classic movies, such as "Bridges of Madison County", "An Affair to remember", "The Notebook", and another one I can't recall the title of.

From "Bridges of Madison County", the movie borrows the story of a unappreciated housewife falling for a reporter.

From "An affair to remember" , the movie borrows the woman failing to show up to a date because she has an accident).

From "The notebook" it borrows the idea that love lasts a lifetime.

There's a parallel, secondary story also borrowed from another movie, that of a modern couple (read "interracial", in line with the current fad) that finds a love letter, and decide to dig into the story behind it.

This movie didn't stir any feelings in me, as nothing was relatable. The adultery had no excuse: the husband was young, rich, and dashing, and nobody forced the lady to marry him, since she's rich in her own right. All the issues in the movie are artificial, created by her decisions. Talk about rich people problems!

A woman married to a man who doesn't value her falls in love with someone who does. It's a premise that's been present in so many books and films that we've lost count, but when it's handled in a barely inappropriate way, nothing works. Everything the film wants to say between the lines is applicable to our time, but it's done without smoothness. This theme is a classic timeless plot in cinema history. This movie could have merited a worthier treatment. Young Director Augustine Frizzell just managed to mistreat post-modern generations by burying the film in dated nostalgia. I am afraid I didn't buy it.

My wife made me watch this. I tried to distract myself by using my iPad but the dialogue inserted itself into my ears like a parasitic worm.

I thought a better alternative would have been to take a hammer and nail and pound my balls to the coffee table.

Just awful.