Daffodils

I really enjoyed this film, and living in Hamilton (where it's set) was very nostalgic. I absolutely love Rose McIver and she did a fantastic job. But the ending was a bit frustrating. But the sign of a good film is if it makes you feel something and I felt for these characters.

A very unusual combination of things in this film.

It really was a film of two halfs. The first part of the film set in the 1960s was charming and beautiful with two engaging characters and songs. Rose McIver shines even if her character could be frustrating at times.

In its second half the film doesn't work well and there were some horrible music choices and the singing by the lead male character was not up to par. Also I found Kimbra's voice pretty average right through.

Great to see Kiwi landscape and songs on screen but there were some songs which didn't work or were just kind of horrible and some great Kiwi songs were missed out (Be mine tonight or why does love do this to me would have been great additions).

It's worthwhile seeing for the first half of the movie which has moments of pure charm and brilliance, just wish some of the second half had been better executed.

I highly recommend Daffodils. It was a great movie - an insightful slice of life and exploration of human nature. Very few movies have me emotionally engaged and this was definitely one of them. My heart went out to the two main characters, played by NZ actors Rose McIver and George Mason. I found myself laughing and crying with them.... wanting to reach out to them. Throughout the movie, I kept trying to will them to make different choices, and to talk to each other - to make things right.

I loved the NZ music! The Director, David Stubbs, integrated the singing into the dialogue seamlessly, and in a way that wasn't cheesy!

The ending wasn't what I had hoped for the 2 main characters; but, that's how bittersweet life can be.

I enjoyed the characters and the songs and the way the story develops. But such a massive hole in the middle with the way things turned out and the ending just left me feeling frustrated and annoyed!

The loose ends at the end may leave you mad as the way things work out doesn't make sense.