There is a cottage industry of teen romance films where a character is dying (see: A Walk to Remember, A Fault in their Stars etc). Everything, Everything neatly fits in that category. It's about a young girl, recently turned 18 Maddy Whittier. She's completely housebound as she has a rare disorder that means her immune system is extremely weak and almost everything in the outside world could potentially kill her. Her mother tries to make sure she's well socialized by enrolling her in online classes and support groups but basically the only human contact she has is with her nurse and her nurse's daughter who is roughly the same age as Maddy.
Shortly after her birthday a new neighbour, Olly, moves in. They begin a flirtation through their bedroom windows and through the magic of technology and texting they are able to build up a friendship before meeting in person for real. But being around Olly makes Maddy crave more of the outside world and it isn't long before she's willing to risk her everything to see everything else in the world.
The film has come under controversy for a last minute convenient twist which I won't spoil here, but my big problem with the movie is that it feels as antiseptic and as passionless as Maddy's pristine home. Maddy must be sensory deprived from years of barely seeing anyone but that's barely touched, Olly comes from an abusive family but that's barely talked about as well. The third act twist had a lot of potential but barely goes anywhere. Everything in the movie is just neat and convenient as if we're just marking off plot points until the inevitable happy ending. The other actors do what they can but they're not given much to chew on either.
A decent enough movie but if you're looking for any kind of depth you should go somewhere else.
Shortly after her birthday a new neighbour, Olly, moves in. They begin a flirtation through their bedroom windows and through the magic of technology and texting they are able to build up a friendship before meeting in person for real. But being around Olly makes Maddy crave more of the outside world and it isn't long before she's willing to risk her everything to see everything else in the world.
The film has come under controversy for a last minute convenient twist which I won't spoil here, but my big problem with the movie is that it feels as antiseptic and as passionless as Maddy's pristine home. Maddy must be sensory deprived from years of barely seeing anyone but that's barely touched, Olly comes from an abusive family but that's barely talked about as well. The third act twist had a lot of potential but barely goes anywhere. Everything in the movie is just neat and convenient as if we're just marking off plot points until the inevitable happy ending. The other actors do what they can but they're not given much to chew on either.
A decent enough movie but if you're looking for any kind of depth you should go somewhere else.