6 Years captures what a long-term relationship feels like when it nears the breaking point. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! We see them sabotage their relationship (a kiss here, a push there), only to regret it later. By Justin Chang 6 Years honestly has a lot going for it. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy It is well directed by Hannah Fidell and is well acted thanks to the turns from Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfeld, though the whole cast does a good job. While there is no clear "good guy" or "bad guy" going on here, this story simply explores a relationship in a realistic way, without guns, without cops, without explosions. Yet Fidell, working with executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass, effectively broadens her range by borrowing the sibling directors' improvisatory style and ceding control to her two leads, whose heartbreaking performances imbue this familiar Austin-set narrative with a fiery edge. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. The writers and actors were spot-on showing young college age kids with their roller-coaster moods, intense feelings, and ambivalent emotions. Please enter your birth date to watch this video: You are not allowed to view this material at this time. Hannah Fidell has quickly become one of the faces to watch in independent film, her naturalistic style of filmmaking and ability to get the best of our her actors and shepherd improvised scenes creates characters and movies you want to root for. The film also does a great job capturing the sad mood in the air as this relationship is put. Overly drab and dull, 6 Years is a poorly make film. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. | Rating: 2/5 Growth, A young couple in their early 20s, Dan (Ben Rosenfield) and Melanie (Taissa Farmiga), have known each other since childhood. | Rating: 2.5/5 Just confirm how you got your ticket. All Critics (13) It is well directed by Hannah Fidell and is well acted thanks to the turns from Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfeld, though the whole cast does a good job. The film also does a great job capturing the sad mood in the air as this relationship is put through the ringer. |, August 26, 2015 | Rotten (4). By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Fidell's tone and direction keep the film steady and the characters relatable. All rights reserved. |, February 23, 2016 A young couple, bound by a seemingly ideal love, begin to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined. Don't have an account? Compared to those, this one is quite light and nowhere near as good, though it never truly missteps at any singular point. Dan's mistakes were that he didn't include Mel on the decision-making when he decided to move to New York. It does a very good job capturing the feelings experienced by both partners and leaves the viewer feeling deeply affected by them. Will they remain together? The ending was open-ended. 6 YEARS shows what happens when two well-intentioned lovers begin to fester. Indie romance has domestic violence, lots of sex, drinking.