Five Feet Apart

“When Life Keeps You Apart, Fight For Every Inch.”

Filmology Rating: 2.5 out of 4

Five Feet Apart is a new film that has an unfortunate opening day, a week after a Marvel blockbuster. This stars Cole Sprouse from everyone's childhood. And Haley Lu Richardson (not the main girl but one of the other girls from "Split"). This film really has no plot, but Stella and Will can't get closer than 5/6 feet for medical reasons. Enter: people saying I'm wrong.

It was not that bad. There are certainly redeeming qualities, however, it is a fairly straight forward and generic film that has been seen many times, but tweaked just enough for it to be it's own thing.
One of the best aspects of the film are the performances from the two leads. Haley Lu Richardson elevated the material, but Cole Sprouse did a surprisingly decent job as well. He wasn't great, but he was serviceable to the story.

One of the largest issues with the film is the overplay of drama and schmaltz. It felt like the filmmaker was forcing emotion on the audience at some odd points in the film. He does so with cheesy dialogue, at times, and music that is supposed to inform you on how to feel. Some scenes just felt like "the scene that needs to happen now." There should have been less schmaltzy scenes to make some of the later scenes more impactful than they already were.

There were also some creepy "Titanic" vibes. Mostly from Cole Spouse's character. He seemed to be modeling Leonardo DiCaprio a bit and the fact that the two leads are personality opposites, is very similar to "Titanic" as well, in that sense.

What was most shocking is the chemistry between the two leads. It was one that I was invested in and, by the end, there was one scene that was impactful. However, this film just falls short at being a good piece of romantic drama. It is too long with lots to trim, but the performances and chemistry of the two leads carries most of the film.

Rating: Rent It

-Nolan