OF AN AGE Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

Gay homosexuals Nick and Joseph spoil Of an Age - a 2022 Australian drama film, directed and written by Goran Stolevski.
Premise: Summer, 1999. An unexpected and intense twenty-four-hour romance blossoms between a seventeen-year- old Serbian ballroom dancer and his best friend's older brother. A decade later the pair meet for a bittersweet reunion.
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Cast:
Thom Green as Adam
Toby Derrick as Jacob
Hattie Hook as Ebony
Jack Kenny as Mellor
Elias Anton as Kol
Grace Graznak as Coral
Sam Perry as Guy at Party
Verity Higgins as Fay
Jonty Reason as Priest (as Jonathan Reason)
Jessica Lu as Jenny
Kasuni Imbulana as Tari
Milijana Cancar as Branka
Cinematography by Matthew Chuang
Keywords: ending explained, reaction video, trailer, Melbourne International Film Festival, Focus Features, You Won't Be Alone

[@fairy5668]

The scene where Adam looks at Kol with one eye while they're sitting in the car gives me goosebumps

[@bradford2764]

So I just watched this movie on my flight home to San Diego from a wedding in Barcelona & I was sobbing throughout. Ugh… loved it but it was so heartbreaking.

[@dfurtado18]

loveddddd this movie. i think they perfectly captured the intoxicating feelings of falling hard and fast in love with someone you just met. i’m 35 & this REALLY sent me back to my early 20’s remembering some crazy fun times lol. i felt like it ended sort of abruptly? i thought there was going to be more conflict or at least a bit more resolution/ explanation 🤷🏽‍♂️ oh well still a great film 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@radhamusprime8563]

This might be your best edit ever. Nice marriage between Nick’s response to the film and the images. Love you guys. Keep shining. And don’t EVER change. Especially those shady af facial expressions Joseph. 😂❤️😘

[@burstthroughtheconcrete]

Loved this film. Watched it today. Excellent all around. Performances. Directing. Pacing. Screenwriting. Sublime and heartbreaking.

[@veganpeace7890]

This sounds like my kind of movie. I love movies about love, especially a fleeting love. Like Nick said, there's just something about someone who really sees you. Nick, I could listen to you talk about movies for days!

[@nicholasbrake4189]

I think the best part of this film were how telling Kol and Adams facial expressions were throughout

[@jayblaqk]

I had to watch this gem with subtitles on because that sister started the film speaking a mile a minute. But, as a result, I got confirmation that both ”The Boy Is Mine” & ”1 Thing” played during the wedding scene. The inclusion of Amerie, Brandy & Monica tipped my 4.9 rating firmly to 5 stars.

[@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy]

Now that I'm older, these kinds of films really resonate. Besides the sister being hella annoying, this film was quite wonderful. ❤️

[@FUCKSampleClearance4U]

Well this is a welcome surprise/early morning review. Thank you so much and have a wonderful day as I have Nick & Joseph to go along with my coffee.

[@raysa_n]

You guys have been delivering lately! I even watch the spoilers to movies that I might never watch lol because I love you guys so much and you guys are hilarious 😂❤️

[@calilove5758]

Hi what's your @

[@smurfette_blues7922]

I appreciate that this didn't get tragic or hopeless. It was just simple and lowkey and it pays off so much.

[@nicholaspruitt9032]

I enjoy watching your videos because you two have such a cool vibe, plus you review movies and look fabulous while doing so.

[@jasonsandoval4586]

I enjoyed the film. The acting was great. When the second title card came on screen, I was like wow that flew by. The fastest 100 min movie I’ve ever seen.

[@manuelitorocapor4008]

Just finished watching this movie. It’s bittersweet. Loved the chemistry between them. Reminded me of Andrew Haigh’s Weekend

[@FancyAlly]

Sounds like a very well executed gay love story which as you said is rare to find these days. I’ll definitely be checking it out!

[@baseballfan21100]

I watched this on the plane back from Europe (one of my stops was Serbia) and was so emotional. Then I was like I wonder if fish jelly loved this movie too! 🤣

[@tiarapri]

Just seen this movie and absolutely LOVED IT! Romantic, Somber, heartbreaking. And cinematography was gorgeous!

[@alliereed4247]

I'm gonna have to watch this one ! But I'll have tissues on hand , if it's an unrequited love story 😔....p.s. the actor with the blue eyes is GORGEOUS 😍

[@bmck-8400]

What a terrific review.

[@Tra_C]

Wow, this is the first 4 rating I've heard from Nick👏🏼

[@TechnicJunglist]

I hoped you were going to review this. Just the trailer itself had me emotional. I think we all have that one person we had an intense connection with that we recall or cling to the memory of especially as we get older. Huge Tori fan here btw. I haven't missed a concert of hers since 1996. Thanks guys. 😊

[@calilove5758]

You are beautiful

[@johnnimbus8761]

Can I recommend another Australian film depicting a gay migrant experience. 'Head On' (1998) based on the book 'Loaded'

[@divakingsley9020]

Short and sweet edit…did I miss Joseph’s rating/score of the movie?

[@Voeris1]

"Joseph is the good storyteller (of the two)" - Nick the other day in a stream ... lol, you were saying Nick..? 😉

[@vickievogel1913]

What was the last line of dialog? I couldn't understand what he said.

[@dae3740]

@vickievogel1913 "My beautiful boy."

[@dtv2031]

I absolutely loved the movie. The chemistry and the emotions were top notch. Even the relationship between the main character and this dancing female friend was also full of layers too.

[@tiffanys6868]

I really enjoyed this film ,bittersweet ending ❤❤❤❤

[@AlexanderHadrien]

Bonjour vous 2, the film 'Of an Age' by Goran Stolevski really hit me hard. The emotion, is conveyed through meaningful glances, and it only took a single camera on a shoulder?... a challenge, a feat not so easily achieved in it is so powerful and the two lead actors are simply amazing. I mean, just one look from them and I was completely transported. Adam (👻💌Thom Green , à folie ! depuis )reminds me of a contemporary James Dean, and I can't help but find Midinette's corny personality endearing. What's really refreshing about this film is that it shows an LGBTQ couple that isn't plagued by promiscuity, STDs, murder, or social disgrace - a rarity in the industry. Instead, we see a touching relationship that we want to see last and thrive. Do we always need drama to make a good film? Maybe not, but it's certainly more marketable. Nonetheless, 'Of an Age' reminds us that we're not alone in our experiences and emotions. Nick, your perception is spot on! By the way, if this film were to be 'revisited' in the multiverse (a Made in France version) I could see Julie Ponsonnet bringing her touch to it - she's the best script doctor I know

[@jentalksbooks]

Joseph - you make me chuckle, I must admit. Your memory... let's just say it looks like sometimes you are in pain trying to recall something, but still, you just cannot remember. 🤭

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

That would be an accurate assessment lol

[@davidanderson8704]

Thanks!

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Thank you!

[@justincastillogayray]

Saw the 🎥 tonight. What was the last line of dialogue?

[@dae3740]

@justincastillogayray "My beautiful boy."

[@medaman15able]

I wish I could see as many of these new movies that don’t come to mainstream theaters like y’all do.

[@growingheart8039]

Great video!🌞

[@israelomagist1874]

One of the best❤❤.. love this movie so much

[@MadailinBurnhope]

holy shit I LOVED "You Won't Be Alone", I gotta see this

[@jentalksbooks]

I gave Joseph a hard time about his memory. The least I can do is gift a Super Thanks.

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Thank you!

[@brianng8350]

Sorry, new to the channel. So, Nick watches the movie, and Joseph listens? I'm confused. So, the first scene - where does that fit into the movie? Is it before or after Kol met up with Adam after the wedding? Who was he talking to? But otherwise, it is a beautiful slow burn of a movie. Considering 50% or more of the movie is inside a car, it kept me entertained. Kol (Elias Anton) reminds me of Ben Affleck on some angles. I am not sure if I believe when he was 19 years old, but it was still cool to see the transformation.

[@shygirlcomplex]

I’m sorry but did you say the sister name was ebony ?! 😏

[@MrMannyfresh78]

So kind of like Moonlight?

[@MysticNessly]

I was surprised how they handled the age difference. It really did look in both lead characters that years had passed both in demeanor and dress. It was captivating to watch the interactions between an OUT gay man and a CLOSETED gay man flirt/enage with one another (and fun to relive through the movie lol). I was looking forward to Of An Age, but overall, it didn't do it for me. The whole movie was so depressing/heavy/slow and felt like it was building up to at least something fun/magical at the end but noooOOOOooo. It was like that pretty much the WHOLE movie.

[@hemoglobbin]

Kol is a Bosnian Serb and a Yugoslav. His family moved to Australia before the war even started (1991). The language his family speak is Bosnian (or Serbian-Croatian, call it whatever you like). Both Bosnian and Serbian people are still mostly very homophobic and 99,9% of gay people there never come out, pretending to be straight, being married with kids and see other men in secret. Most would rather be dead than out. I'm so glad Kol's family moved out when he was a child (even though he's not a real person, but could be).

[@hnybee113]

Damn!!! I miss it.

[@leylapats]

Wait….did y’all get a dog or?👀

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

No, we were dog sitting.

[@jamesirwingofobogmailjames2673]

4 out of 5 is a rarity i must see this

[@vaiuta]

just saw this film. there is a lot to like about it. but ultimately it was lacking in dialogue & therefore character development (esp. adam).