The most epic tale of romance and math you’ll ever hear, because who doesn’t love a good equation? 🤣 We’ve got a gifted university student who’s just living her best life, and then she meets a teaching assistant who’s basically a math genius (or so we’re told). They’re both preparing for the Putnam Exam, because, you know, math is cool 🤓. But, of course, they can’t just focus on math, they have to get all lovey-dovey and complicated 🤷♀️. I mean, who needs personal boundaries when you can have a passionate affair with your teaching assistant, right? 🙄
So, Julia (our protagonist) is all like “oh, I’m so smart and talented” and then she meets her teaching assistant and it’s like the whole world stops 🌎. They start solving math problems together, and, you know, it’s all very romantic and stuff 😍. But, let’s be real, we all know this isn’t going to end well 🤦♀️. I mean, it’s not like they’re going to ride off into the sunset, solving math problems and living happily ever after 🌅. Nope, there are going to be problems, and not just the math kind 🤔.
The cast is pretty great, though 🎉. Chase Infiniti is all subtle and soulful, like a math ninja 🕵️♀️. Christopher Briney is all moody and broody, like a math emo 🤘. And Jason Isaacs is just a big ol’ meanie, like a math villain 👊. But, hey, at least he’s a formidable one 🤣. And then there’s Nico Hiraga, who’s like a goofy math sidekick, but then he gets to be all cool and Jeff Bridges-like, and it’s like, wow, math is cool, I guess 🤓.
Now, let’s talk about the cinematography 🎥. It’s not like they’re trying to make math look cool or anything (spoiler alert: they are) 🤣. But, seriously, it’s all very natural and not too fancy, like a math problem on a chalkboard 📝. The editing is all good, too, not too long, not too short, just like a perfectly solved math equation 🤩. And the color palette? Totally natural, not desaturated at all, like a math textbook 📚.
But, let’s get real, the story is pretty conventional 📚. I mean, we all know the affair between the student and the teaching assistant is going to end in disaster 🌪️. It’s not like they’re going to overcome their differences and live happily ever after or anything 🙄. And the dialogue? Sometimes it’s like, “wait, would someone actually say that?” 🤔. But, hey, narcissists exist, right? 🤷♀️.
So, all in all, it’s a pretty okay movie 🤔. Not too bad, not too good, just like a math problem that’s not too hard, not too easy 🤓. If you’re into math and romance and stuff, you might like it 🤷♀️. But, if you’re not, well, there are plenty of other movies out there, right? 🎥.
🎉 The 51st Toronto International Film Festival is happening, and you can check it out at tiff.net 🎊.
Finn McFrame, celebrated satirical mastermind and self-proclaimed “Emperor of Irony,” started his illustrious career as a cinematographer, where his expertise in capturing every single frame of a squirrel stealing a baguette earned him accolades at obscure film festivals.
Born in the glamorous town of Boring, Oregon, Finn grew up with dreams of being a Hollywood director until he realized that satire, not cinema, was his true calling—or at least the one that let him sleep until noon.
Finn McFrame: changing the world, one satirical lens flare at a time.
