The Time It Takes

This is a pretty nice series to watch. The concept of going back and forth slowly moving from less of today and more of the past into more of today and less of the past is a great one. The episodes were too short, they could have been a little bit longer saying more of the story, some characters were simply something to add instead of having more than 2 people in the show. The acting was not bad, the actors playing the main characters seemed to have some chemistry. All was good until the scenes from India, which were not at all believable: it's not that tidy, it's not that "not crowded", it's not that free for women to walk by themselves without being harmed.

The story is well told and the acting is very good. Good pace. I like that the episodes are about 13, 14 minutes long. This was you don't get any "it's got to be an hour long, do we have anything to fill the hour with." The development of one of the characters never fully explains why he is acting the way he is which is a weak point. But the female lead does a great job carrying the story. I binge watched it and felt it was a better than 7 star show.

The story was sad, beautiful, but most importantly realistic. I loved the actors and how REAL their love felt. Doesn't need a season two, but would definitely watch. I bingewatched this and was worth it. I recommend!

What makes this film such an absolute (albeit heartbreaking) joy to watch is how authentic and real it is. Most modern-day films about so-called real life revolve around the chaos and tragedies young people, especially young women, create by their own bad decisions and mistakes. Not so with The Time It Takes. While no one here is perfect, the characters are very believable in their behavior. Lina, as portrayed by Nadia de Santiago (who also helped create the series) is incredibly well written, acted, and developed as a character. (as well as breathtakingly beautiful) How the character of Nico could ever drift away from her is the only unbelievable aspect of the story.

And, by the way, the unusual way of allotting time to present/past scenes, where as we go along less is covered of the past, is explained in episode 7. Pay attention to something Nico says after his father's funeral.

This is a bittersweet story that I feel is going to haunt me for some time.

I like the story telling style. It really takes time to forget. Maybe not. The director got it. Good acting, quick story telling. I bingewatched. You can find like in your life lots of things in this story so that it grabs you. Am I better without you or not?