Scrambled

I caught this on cable one late night and stayed up to finish watching it. I was surprised about the low rating as I really liked it. It was funny and I never lost interest. Very touching and with enough touch of reality. The main character was masterfully acted. I am not sure that I buy the feminist twist on freezing eggs as I consider it mostly just refusal to "grow up" and sacrifice what needs sacrificing in order to become a parent. This totally is a choice but it is not a "virtue" to not be ready. Nevertheless, delightful movie that deserves more attention then what it got. I recommend it.

It was approximately funny for a serious topic. This wasn't a documentary. So, nothing to learn as one reviewer mentioned. I was thoroughly intrigued and entertained. This type of movie would not have been something that I would have selected maybe 10yrs ago but decided to give it a try. I'm glad that I did. When you are going through self-discovery, there are some hard truths that you should learn about yourself and this character did with much acceptance. I appreciated the diverse friend group and supportive family. I am looking forward to a second part to see if she finds someone deserving enough to fertilize those eggs.

A marvelous, touching, emotional and funny movie with great acting by the writer, director and talented actress who embodied her character believably, touchingly and smoothly.

It has important messages, never gets you bored, never let you down and surely is not for everybody.

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Recommended to women who struggle emotionally in life.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 6.5
• Production value/impact: 6.5
• Development: 7.5
• Realism: 6.5
• Entertainment: 7
• Acting: 7.5
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 7
• VFX: 7
• Music/score/sound: 6.5
• Depth: 6.5
• Logic: 4
• Flow: 7
• Comedy: 7
• Ending: 6.

For fellow millennial women or women who have felt the crunch of a "ticking biological clock", this is a must watch. Sure, there are few stereotypical tropes in terms of the men in the movie as well as some of the women the main character Nellie finds herself friends with, but overall I found Scrambled thoroughly enjoyable, humorous, emotional, and timely.

At a time when many millennial women are being more intentional in finding their "one", figuring out themselves, and starting a family, there isn't much space to have public conversations on planning for pregnancy or even the loss and heartbreak of miscarriage.

If you're a male or someone older than a millennial, this may not be the movie for you. But even if you don't fall in the very specific demographic this movie aims to target, there's still room for a few laughs and a little learning that being a woman often means very hard decisions and pressures that society likes to not talk about.

There is something quite admirable about Scrambled. And that is its ability to depict both the positives, the negatives and the reality of walking the tightrope of life trying to balance, being a singleton, a partner, a friend and a success whilst remaining true to oneself and not conforming to societies norms.

As a first time feature director, Leah Mckendrick does a good job of balancing all the strands of a complex story that is also well written by her.

There is also a strong supporting cast, it remains consistently funny until the film becomes more emotional in its third act.

If I had to have a gripe or two about the movie I would say that the male characters are mere stereotypes but then given the prospective audience for the film I don't think it is significant. Also the end conveniently finishes before the end of Nellie's story is over. Did it work? Will they ever be used? Will the outcome lead her to revisit her life so far, her female emancipation or her choices that she never seems to to take accountability for that have lead her to this.

Not sure why it bombed at the box office, I would definitely recommend it as worth a watch.