All Of Us Strangers

⭐ 8.5/10

(Originally written by Beans)

This is quite an interesting movie that I went into fully blind. It’s categorized as fantasy/romance, which may pique your interest. It feels really psychological but not in a horrific way.

It follows Andrew Scott in London as he runs into his neighbour Paul Mescal. They strike up a friendship that turns romantic. Throughout this he visits his parents old house and finds them there as a young couple - the same age they were when they died. So right away you know a lot of this movie is happening in Scott’s head, but you don’t know what all it might be.

A lot of this movie centres around being queer. The dynamics of it in a romantic relationship, coming out to your family, and unpacking some of that trauma you experienced as a kid, knowing you were different.

I shed quite a few tears and thought it was done really well. The conversation was poignant, the relationship was endearing, and the parents were great. I had to google the ending cause these types of artsy movies go over my head a lot. It definitely felt similar to Aftersun in a good way. I don’t know exactly how to feel about this whole movie but I know it will stick with me.