Hal & Harper

Hal and Harper is definitely an interesting premise that I wasn't too sure about when it was first announced, however it's since grown on me and I adore it. It had happy and sad moments that involve both Hal and Harper and how their childhood has affected them as adults. Harper just trying to find her place and Hal trying to be an adult is comedic and heartfelt at the same time. The only part that I'm still not completely sure about was Lili and Cooper playing their childhood selves. The pair do an amazing job but it's still unnerving to see two adults in a room full of kids but I guess that's the point. I would recommend this show to people definitely especially if you're a Lili Reinhart fan!"

Actually, I don't understand someone gives a bad review for this series.. recently, I have never seen a sincere honest and deep tv series. It is about post tramvas of a family and everything seems real and not calculated. I feel in this way and I am really mortified. This production makes me thinking about myself and I find myself in my inner journey.. acting i: also very very good.. one negative part for me the flashback period 2009 sometimes it is boring and the idea there is good but it is better to shorten it if it is not contributed to the bigger picture.

Hypnotised by the strong visual language and creative story structure about young adult siblings living on fragmented memories of a mother who abandon them at an early age, leaving their bipolar father to bring them up. The story picks up with surprising news from their father (another brilliant performance by Mark Ruffalo) that unconsciously triggers the dominos to fall, as each one struggles to deal with their own dilemma, but also attempting to be there for each other. Creator, Cooper Raiff, not only plays Hal, but wrote and directed this powerful series of a fractured family unit dealing with the dismantled past while rebuilding a blurry future...

Excellent soundtrack and decent acting make it a watchable experience, but the pacing is incredibly slow like sitting through a five-hour indie film with no fast-forward button. The plot lines themselves aren't bad but one trope sticks out awkwardly and doesn't quite blend in with the rest.

It's the kind of show that's ideal if you're home sick and need something gentle to drift in and out of. Not a hate watch, just not gripping. Mark Ruffalo is always solid and the other main actors and bit parts are solid... but this might worked better as a tight, well-paced feature film than a stretched-out series.

Cooper Raiff does a fantastic job at showing that grief doesn't always have a timeline or a simple beginning, middle and end. It can sneak up on you and present in a million different ways. The ensemble cast is so brilliant and takes on each of their stories unbelievably well. When I first read about the show, I figured it'd be an interesting watch but didn't think it would punch me in the face (in a good way) quite so hard.