Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy
R
6.2
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2019

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97m

Ode to Joy

Summary

Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.

Director

Jason Winer

Novel

Chris Higgins

Writer

Max Werner

Reviews

Kamurai

Kamurai

January 12, 2021

7

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

The concept of living a life without "joy" is intriguing, but it doesn't feel like a very cinematic story as a concept. The movie takes great pains to try to compensate for this. I believe the casting definitely helped here.

And sure I understand guys fainting at the thought of being with Morena Baccin, but I'm not about to kick Melissa Rauch out of bed either. Both ladies brought their abilities to the roles excellently.

While the movie is fun, the motives are rather crossed and you're forced to try to think a bit more than you normally would as the story lends towards you thinking like he thinks to understand a bit better.

Overall a great little love story though.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$17,303.00

Keywords

breast cancer
tough love
troubled relationship
librarian
neurology
catalepsy
brother brother relationship
love story