Love You Anyway

Who lives like this? Given everything.. crying about trying soo hard yet hasnt done anything hard in her life besides school work and social drama. While ALL that can be hard it fails in comparison to kids who are homeless or struggling to find meals and the actual percentage of people growing up not in this fantasy world is so much more. Why would any one relate to this ? I know this reivew is lacking in all regards in to the actual quality of story telling etc.. they could have chosen material with people the majority can relate to.. having just the mental health or drug issue being the thing people relate to is a cop out. Sorry hard pass for me.

Fresh! Beautiful! Sweet! Painful! Relieving! Heartwarming! Some of the words that best describes Love You Anyway. Although I can say that the movie is not for everybody but it does hit right in my feels for me. When I was about the same age as Lucas and Mac, I sort of had the same situation, suicidal thoughts, the drinking, but I got passed that now. For those who hadn't been through the same situation, they may find the movie just "good" but for someone who's been in it, and did not show any signs til it was too late to family and friends, it was a beautiful movie that seemed like the story was ripped out of my journal in my teen years. Mental health is vital, and not a lot of people know that or acknowledge that, and that's why I applaud the creator and crew of the film for showcasing and giving us this movie. I recommend it to people who've been and are in a tricky mental debate, struggle, and situation, AND I also recommend it for those who know people going through it. Great job to Charlie and Reign, and to all the cast and crew for the emotions portrayed in the film. Oh and, I cried a lot. At 3am! LIKE A LOT! It's such a fresh take on movie directing too, and most of the time, I got the feels as my mind sort of forgot that they were just acting. Damn I even yelled NO when a specific scene came. And, it's so freaking painful to see Charlie in pain and in tears, my mind thought it was a real video when he was only acting. It's just magnificent! I love the film.

What a journey they both take you on! Some moments were hard to watch. Yet relevant to what so many of us have lived & survived in our own families. Thank you for bringing awareness to teen suicide & mental health. And thank you for giving us the gift of Charlie Gillespie on the screen. Kept hoping he would sing too. He's so talented & gifted. Draws you in every time.

Loved this film! Reign Edwards is amazing as Mackenzie! Wonderfully written story about 2 of the most prevalent issues so many young people face today.

Highly recommend!

I initially heard about this movie and got excited about it for one reason: CHARLIE GILLESPIE. Same for many people. He's a crazy beautifully talented and caring human. But as I watched it the deeper I got in the show I realized that writer/ director Anna Matz could have taken my diaries from high school and turned them into a movie. I felt so connected to "Mack" (Reign Edwards) in the first 30 minutes of the show than anything or anyone in my 38 years of life. I will continue to watch this over and over and recommend it to everyone and anyone. If you are going through something y'all reach out. Please.