The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018 "It's all about beginnings."
6.8| 1h57m| R| en
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Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

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TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Bereamic Awesome Movie
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
chancellorpink Boring, overwrought, trite, meaningless. That people rated this so highly makes me sad for human beings. The critics are RIGHT on this one. Run!! There is ZERO mystery. The love story is lame. No depth of character. No humor. The kid's beard is horribly fake. The catatonic father is moronic and never explained. The detective slash award winning writer has NO reason to be chasing down this self-absorbed loser. When the pink dies (I guess), we are relieved. The jock's underlying story of a Judge father who is beating him up and sleeping with middle school kids means less than nothing to "our hero" or the rest of the plot, and the jock's suicide is bereft of emotional impact, given the cut and paste time travel way this misguided film is constructed. I've rarely hated a film so much. It's vapid. Only the accompanying soundtrack is pretty good. Avoid.
milad-arch84 It is like you go to mountain climbing, it is slow and nothing extraordinary at first, then you see the top, and the moment you get there, you will see there is another top, so you keep going, a top after another top, and finally you get there, a climax, and you look around yourself and enjoy the view. I had that feeling when I watched this. At first 30 minuets, you may get frustrated by confusing timelines, but trust the movie, it is worth it, it is like a very very long haiku.
misterbroon333 It's been a long time since I saw a movie as good as this. Not fast paced, just compelling, absorbing, warm and thought provoking tale of a young man setting out in his life and events beyond his control take his life in a direction he could not predict. If you really want to enjoy the next 2 hours of your time here, you could do a lot worse than this
selenawagoner This movie is exquisite. I have never written a review before but I have to with some of these low ratings. I am still thinking about this movie days after watching and that says something. It's hard to describe it accurately. It's haunting, creepy, romantic, smart, beautifully shot and acted. I can't for the life of me figure out why the ratings are so bad. What else do you want in a movie?!