Facts about Blue: Before this review there were nine other extremely positive reviews. Seven of them never reviewed any other movie than this one. Two of them only reviewed this movie but contributed a lot in supplying filmographies, plots and images which make you automatically think they are in the movie business. So I hope those facts are already enough information for you to see the scam and to skip this movie. For my review I would say that it's absolutely not a comedy (or maybe I don't get the unexistant humor),the acting is below mediocre and that from almost the whole cast, the plot is extremely boring and not worth watching. The movie starts with the usual crowd teaser that it is based on true events and so on. Well in that case I expect an interesting story, where something different than the ordinary will happen. None of those things happened, it's just boring from the beginning till the end. They could have filmed any of my neighbors week and call it a based-on-true-events movie, in other words absolutely not interesting and just random. And about the awards (20 wins & 6 nominations) this is just an insult to good movies winning real awards. Just look at what kind of awards it's winning, nobody ever heard of those. I guess the film crew of Blue knows a lot of people in the business, hence the score, but don't get fooled by that. Avoid at all costs.

I had very few expectations when I sat down to watch this film as I knew absolutely nothing about it. But I will say that as a person who suffers from depression I tend to gravitate towards films that deal with mental health and have therefore seen many. When dealing with issues of self harm, most films tend to either sensationalize or demonize. I was expecting one or the other but this film did neither. It normalized it within the context of a volitive individual suffering an acute depressive episode . The issue was of course taken seriously as it should be, but it was seen as just what it is, yet another symptom of mental illness for some people. It is not the self harm that needs to be treated, it is the reason behind it. And this film focussed on just that. The writing was fantastic, the acting superb, the editing and musical score ideal. i'm hoping this film gets a lot more exposure in the days to come, particularly now that mental health issues are at an all-time high. It was also an uplifting reminder of what friendship and love can do to lift the human spirit, no matter how blue.

This movie handles tough subjects with dignity, and makes it approachable and puts it within grasp for someone with limited firsthand exposure. It doesn't gloss over anything though, and handles the highs and lows with a straight lens and some humor.