This is an Indie film, Aussie made, so I wanted to give it a chance. I wish I hadn't. Because the ending which is probably telegraphed is entirely predictable, but the only thing that kept me watching is I thought it was too obvious.

This doesn't do anything to break the stereotype in my mind of Indie films of being needlessly bleak "because it's deep, man, and our societal system is bleak, my art reflects that". If you want to watch something uplifting, don't watch this film. If you want to watch something a with bit more in depth and that fleshes out parts of the human condition that we prefer to keep hidden, don't watch this film. It tries with the latter but handles it clumsily.

I'm not thinking of the characters and why they got that way, I'm just considering that the time watching that film could've been put toward something more productive, like scrolling Twitter or hand picking dust off my carpet.

If it ended a different way I believe would've felt better. The acting is great, considering the characters are not that well fleshed out and are pretty obvious stereotypes. It seemed to be building to something - but when it the ending went the way I thought it would at the start, I began to realise just how stupid the buildup for that ending was.

Also The movie is set in the year 2000. Besides making some parts of the conversation and giving an excuse for throwback hairstyles there's no real reason to it. It seems a waste.

The main character, Chris, comes across as unlikeable and boring, but enigmatic nonetheless. His motivations and reasoning for what he does just seem stupid.

With a more inventive ending, and more fleshed out motivations and characters this could have been a decent indie flick. But with an ending like that, as a rare viewer of this movie on a streaming platform, I deserved better than the insult this turned out to be.

There is talent that went into every part of this movie, maybe someone will read my review who is in the movie business and learn from it.

OK, I gave it a 10 to help counterbalance the ridiculous underrated 6.65 it currently has from too many people who have overdosed on American over dramatisation and hyperrealism. Probably it's an 8. Still, it's a cracker because it is such a sleeper... it's so slow but never boring because it's so nuanced. Very good understated acting.

I hate overhyped American acting. Like the best Jim Carey is Trueman and even there he is way over the top. How do you know Chris borders on the predictable yet never is? It skirts boredom constantly but keeps your interest and never drops you.

It has Australian, and some British touches yet wouldn't alienate another national as the characters are so human, lovely yet flawed, and believable. It's not a story I would have watched had I known what it was going to be yet I am so glad I watched it now. The delivery was sublimely colourful and meaningful artwork with minimalist strokes. Characters are painted with enough brushes and tugs to give each depth, contrast, concern yet intimacy. Less is more. Really touching......

Well done and thank you. I feel blessed though it wasn't really about spirituality though maybe connection and disconnection? Maybe that is my experience of spirituality? If you watch it prepare for the slowest simplest movie on earth and then be intrigued by its vastness. Cheers.

How Do You Know Chris is made and acted sufficiently, but void of any connection or purpose.

Entirely hollow, granted the film's not targeted for me, so whatever. They're also really bad at table tennis.