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"A Part of You" aims at being a character-driven film that delves into the complexities of grief and adolescence. It follows Agnes, a 17-year-old girl portrayed by Felicia Maxime. The narrative unfolds slowly, as Agnes navigates the tumultuous emotions following the death of her popular older sister, Julia.

The film's weakness lies in its inability to capture the individuality of grief. It presents a teenage portrait that is intense but unrelatable.

The film is drawn out. Its slow build-up is intentional, mirroring the process of coming to terms with grief, but boring nevertheless. The movie does however, not shy away from difficult topics; a teenager coping with sudden and horrific loss.

A beautiful story about grief, self image and relationships. To some extent it's a coming of age story. But mostly it's about losing someone you love, secrets and how to move forward. It's dark and at times it cuts deep. I would say it's definitely 13+.

The footage is fantastic and the way they use the Swedish summer night lights it gives this movie such a unique feel.

Felicia Maxime delivers a wonderful performance. She is honest, daring and not once do I feel like she is acting. She embodies Agnes. What a star! This is not an easy role to portray.

Edvin is brilliant as always. His body language, eye contact and movements and the way he delivers his lines makes the character come alive.

This film contains major contributions from Felicia Maxime and Edvin Ryding - two stars of the hugely popular Young Royals Netflix Drama. I'm going to talk about the elephant in the room and the reason why I deducted at least 2 stars from my rating. In Young Royals, the actors themselves performed the English overdubs, at least that's what Ryding said in an interview. I don't know the reason for this, maybe it's union rules or something, but for A Part Of You the overdubbing was recorded in Los Angeles with a completely new set of actors. I'm an auditory and visual learner, and find my enjoyment of TV/Movies enhanced by having subtitles switched on, and when the OST is not English, the dubbed version also. So I watched APOY and the dubbing in places was painfully obvious. There were scenes where the lips moving and the voices did not mesh. And when the body movements of the actors on the screen don't match the voices out of my headphones you only get half a performance. It's a real shame - Young Royals proved that both Felicia and Edvin have got it in them to give stellar performances in English and Swedish.

But hey, what we do get from the actors on screen is great, really emotionally powerful stuff. It didn't make me cry, the way Young Royals did - God, that had me HOWLING. Plotwise, this reminds me of yet another Swedish drama, Tore, also on Netflix. I don't want to give a lot of the plot away, but Netflix really need to work on how they label their film genres. It seems that any film involving teenagers is a "coming-of-age" drama. So, without spoilers, this film centres on the death of a close family member, and how the surviving family and friends get to grips with it. It's not a coming of age , maybe a more appropriate label might just be "grief".

So I deducted 2 stars because in English it would benefit from a performance from the original cast. The third star is a cautionary deduction. Parents, I would not want my 15 year old kid watching this unsupervised. Although in some of the content categories you could say mild to none, eg there's very little sex/nudity, the level of teen alcohol/substance abuse is frightening. I feel it could either encourage kids to want to go to these kinds of parties, or scare them half silly. I think I'd fall into the latter group. The film is about a family member's death, from the point of view of the younger sister. I think a 15 year old watching this would need adult support and its very subject matter could be quite upsetting for them. Once again, the 15 certificate is Netflix wanting to bag the viewers who watched these actors in Young Royals - really an 18 certificate is more suitable.

I was to stunned to speak after this movie.

Yup, yup, yup, yup.

Trying to find a movie to watch? Don't hesitate, just go Watch this one, no seriously. Do it

All i gotta say is, if youre sad at the time and needs to cry with a movie, this ones for you for sure, i really just got my sadness out with this. Loved it.

But lets not take the expectations down, because even though you dont feel for crying, this is for you too, great movie, and if you've seen the series "Young royals" You NEED to see this one too, its a must.

I gave it a 8 instead of 10, because i found it heartbreaking, and im not ALL in for that, otherwise it was a 100% worth watching, and i will probably watch it again.

Its well made and GREAATTTT actors.

It is unfortunate to report that "A Part of You" falls flat with its banal storytelling and lack of character development. The characters remain strangers throughout, evoking no emotional connection-be it sadness, anger, happiness, or nostalgia for one's own youth.

Felicia Maxime stands out as a commendable performer, striving to propel the narrative forward. However, her efforts are undermined by the weak script and uninspired direction, resulting in a lackluster experience.

The film attempts to pay homage to "Show me Love," a classic renowned for its perfectly timed soundtrack that enhances the emotional depth. While the music in "A Part of You" is commendable, it fails to resonate on the same level. Unlike "Show Me Love," which evokes nostalgia, sadness, and love, this film misses these emotional marks entirely.

Upon viewing, I was left feeling empty and confused about the film's objective. There is no empathy for the characters, leaving the audience disconnected and unfulfilled.