Eternal Beauty

Jane (Sally Hawkins) is struggling with her mental illness. Her family had put her in an institution after her breakdown from being left at the altar. She is presently back living with her family who are all dealing with her in their own ways. She begins a romance with Mike (David Thewlis) who has mental illness of his own.

The different tones clash somewhat. It's quirky and disturbing with a general melancholy over the whole affair. The quirky attempts at humor don't really work due to the sadness of it all. The kid getting knocked out is shocking. Through everything, there is the greatness of Sally Hawkins. She is the shining star above all else.

This is a good film. I was sort of misled by the trailer. I thought it was a comedy. It isn't. It definitely has some funny moments but it is a lot more than that. Having close experience with mental illness, I found this to be an excellent portrayal of schizophrenia. It was chilling and heart breaking but heartwarming at the same time.

The abstractions of mental illness presented in a truly original way with jaw dropping performances by all the cast but an out of this world portrayal of the tortured Jane by Sally Hawkins.

Ive got mixed feelings for this movie. Acting is superb.

Plot is about seriously ill person. Its very hard movie to watch, after 1/3 of movie I wanted to switch of, because it felt so dark. I watched it till end just because wanted to understand whats in persons mind with this illness and how it affects family and siblings. There was something missing in movie.

But it was emotionally intense, I cried, then smiled. It's deeply touching.

But i don't watch this movie again. It's too " heavy " and something missing to be great movie.

Great acting, believable portrayal of dysfunctional family with varying degrees of mental health issues, rescuers & villains. Thought the cinematography was well so done, colors were faded & cloudy when she was medicated, sights & sounds were harsher when she was more symptomatic. One reviewer gave praise that the strong cast " keeps the comedy buoyant throughout." Comedy?! Buoyant?! 2 words that do not come near my mind when describing this movie. Tragedy, betrayal & pitting family members against each other, not funny or buoyant, everyone is depressed, psychotic &/ or has a personality disorder & is terrible, manipulative, cruel to her. Also the story line wove this thread of purpose throughout, that she was failing because she didn't know her purpose, obviously not the case & was more complicated, but her mother said on her deathbed do you know your purpose? ( have you figured it out yet?) end scene, 20 minutes of the movie left & it's never mentioned again... sloppy script writing.