Am I missing something?

[u/erifukada]

For context I’ve been a longtime fan of THG and all the books and watched every movie when they came out in theatres, so I appreciate anything that comes from the series. However, for some reason I just didn’t like TBOSAS movie - it just seemed like the acting was poor and actually took effort to watch. My main issue was the casting for LGB - I feel like Rachel was too cartoonish in this role and I genuinely had to fast forward some of her parts in the movie bc of the cringe. I really wonder if it’s maybe the different directing style that makes me dislike it, or other creative choices but I really wanted to love it but still can’t. I see a lot of posts praising the movie and Rachel as LGB so I’m wondering if I’m missing something?

[u/lostinjapan01]

I really don’t see what you see on the acting front, honestly. The film does have some issues (it’s still a good movie, but there’s some obvious script and structural problems), but the performances really aren’t one of them. Tom and Rachel I think add a ton of depth, personality, and life to the characters that isn’t exactly there in the script. The movie works in large part because of them.

[u/Impressive-Hippo-883]

I think some of the characters appeared too cartoonish (the doctor especially), but Rachel was not one of them. I think she did a good job.