While We're Young (2015)

Little film somewhat comedic. I think they were off with the characters, quite a bit was forced. It was like caricaturing. Not all that bad in itself. I give it a pass. The young is not more cheating than the old, it's a personality trait.

The movie surprised me. I was not expecting the plot to take the turn it does. The acting is good, though I liked Ben Stiller and Adam Driver's performance way more than their feminine counterparts. The strange friendship between these two men and, particularly, the keen depiction of Josh's spiritual "infatuation" for Jamie (a character you won't easily forget) was among the things I liked best. There is something terribly cruel about the entire story, and the film is quite effective at striking more than one sore point. Not a masterpiece, but a clever movie- one the like I would see twice. What I can say is that the ending really did not convince me. I would have liked to see how plot could be developed and made more complex and, to be honest, less banal. After almost two hours of movie, I expect the story to reach a final compromise between the starting point and all the assessments either verified or countered by the events the spectator has witnessed. Instead, the characters have been only partially transformed by their experience: let us say that, if the goal of a story is to bring a character from A to D passing through B and C, it seems to me D is a mere copy of, say, B. On the other hand, the movie tells a lot about acceptance and humility: if regarded under this specific point of view, even a not completely satisfying ending acquires its sense, no matter how bittersweet is the impression the movie leaves you with.

** Spoiler Alert **I watched the movie and I'm still wondering what the flick's message was.I liked the city scenes, and I'll watch anything with Stiller in it, so it wasn't a total loss. But..There is so much they could have done with the concept of 40-somethings realizing that their youth is behind them! They could have made it funnier, and they could also have made it more poignant. Getting old is scary as hell. People treat you differently, especially at work, and you have all kinds of new body manifestations (skin tags, grey hair, age spots, etc.). All you have ever known is being young, and then one day it begins to dawn on you that you are "old", and you will never be young again!The ayahuasca scene could have been fun... just think of the hallucinations they could have had, the fun they could have poked at the Shaman, the crazy profound realizations they could have had (a vision quest... a totem animal...). Instead, the director chose to turn it into a puke fest. If they had to play up the vomit, they should have done this scene outdoors and had people go behind the bushes.Stiller's unfinished documentary seemed like an afterthought; it had no real place in the film – at least, not the way it was presented. Also, Stiller is supposed to be the protagonist, but I wasn't liking him so much when he went off on his father-in-law, who did nothing but try to help him by sitting thru 6 hours of a boring documentary and then giving very constructive advice. Stiller's character was never funny, only flawed.You're expecting a satisfying or climactic ending, or the issue of the deceit to be resolved. If you blink you'll miss it... the ethically challenged young film maker gets the fame he so desired – and Stiller's character, who evidently got nowhere with his own documentary, shrugs his shoulders and accepts what must be the moral of the story, which is... Young people who claw and lie their way to the top are just doing business as usual, and folks past their prime should sit back, accept their fate, and not concern themselves with things like integrity, honesty, and the pursuit of success. And the big 4-second payoff? The "old" couple is going to adopt a child! As if that matters. In fact, nothing in this film matters, as it doesn't appear to have a point. It's like a collage of random bits and pieces that someone Mod-podged together and decided to call a movie. There was nothing I could grab onto; nothing that drew me in.

Actors are very good all of them. The film gives you the impression that young people are ruthless though fresher and open minded, money driven and merciless whilst middle aged people are bored, often purists and know better though have unfortunately lost the game in a world predominately aimed at young hip people. I disagree, young people are not all money driven and ruthless and middle aged people are not all bored and lacking energy and creativity. People are people young or old we all have our ambitions and make different life choices. I found the film interesting half way though and amusing, the actors are superb till I realized that the message behind is rather bitter and very pessimistic and very untrue. Such a cliché!