Bernadette (2019)

Bernadette: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig. A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.

“After all these fairly reactions the film got, I still expected to like it because I love Richard Linklater, but sure didnu0026#39;t expect to love it like I do. To me this simply is a beautiful movie with a lot of heart and endless little details that make it yet another fantastic, completely lovely Linklater film. The only real problem I had was the score because it felt a bit basic and often times unnecessary. Thatu0026#39;s really it. Every performance in here is great, and Cate Blanchett definitely gives one of the best in recent memory. I was fully engaged and just wished the best for her. How Blanchett went from one emotion to the next in a millisecond was extremely impressive and felt absolutely true to life. I went to see Whereu0026#39;d You Go, Bernadette with my mum, who loved it as well and who was surprised by that since she thought it had a slow beginning. I, as a Linklater fan of course liked the slow setup a bunch. Anyway, the story of the film spoke to me a lot and I saw something of my mother in Bernadette a few times, so some moments and the dialogue broke my heart, and not necessarily in a bad way, but it sure was kind of though at times. She was bawling at the end, and felt very good afterwards. Thatu0026#39;s exactly what cinema should be able to archive, I think. Iu0026#39;m honestly getting emotional just thinking about the movie right now, a few hours after having seen it, and thatu0026#39;s a very positive sign, isnu0026#39;t it? Iu0026#39;m so happy it touched me the way it did. Itu0026#39;s one of my favourite films of the year so far and Iu0026#39;ll gladly watch it again. It really is a beautiful thing that Richard Linklater keeps getting films made all the time in the current state of filmmaking. It must be because he has earned so much respect over all these years. I sure have still got to see a movie of his I didnu0026#39;t at the very least like, and Iu0026#39;m looking forward to watching a lot of his projects I havenu0026#39;t seen yet over the next months. I am deeply uplifted by Whereu0026#39;d You Go, Bernadette and was always very much into it. Characters are where itu0026#39;s at for me anyway. Believable people you kinda know, or feel like you do, brought to screen with a lot of care. When most things in life feel sort of hopeless, I think this is what you need to see.”