hari95 First of all we didn't get to see as many movies with bipolar disorder lead characters and sticking with it throughout the movie. This is the only movie i have seen that speaks about bipolar disorder. I read the movie was based on the director's experience with the disorder hence i think the movie came out really authentic It is a movie about two poets (how often u get that) whose creativity is fueled by their bipolar disorder (they believe so). They also at one point in the movie believes they are not from this planet , just like your are thinking they became extreme maniacs as long as they stay and feed off each other ideas. But to make a child and a family you have to be in the system and play within its rules. I concur with one of the review you can take away something from the movie only if you have bipolar disorder or if you any idea about the disorder. Because i didn't speak anything from our perspective (non-bipolar) rather than theirs(bipolar). the acting and the different acts and music are the beautiful tools that anyone could easily connect with this movie

SnoopyStyle Carla Lucia (Katie Holmes) is a struggling poet. Her mother Sara suggests going to check out her files at the hospital. Marco (Luke Kirby) is a borderline hoarder. His father George finds him in a mess after he stopped taking his medication. He is picked up by the cops. Carla and Marco end up in the psychiatric hospital together.It's intriguing as a character study of these two with mental issues. It's less appealing as a romance. His troubled nature makes it more difficult. Their instability makes the movie a rambling journey. Katie Holmes provides a good performance. She doesn't have to be the cute spunky girl which allows her to stretch. There is some good work here even if it doesn't all pull together.

kz917-1 Ugh. Good actors. Great idea to really put the viewer into the manic emotions that the characters are experiencing. Something never quite clicked. I enjoyed the backstory involving Van Gogh's Starry Night - but that was about it. At the end I'm still confused - did the movie start at the end? So many questions. I think though, that may have been part of the point to confuse...

FlashCallahan It's hard to give a positive review of a film, where all of the characters depicted are rather horrible people, especially during the final third of the film.But it has good intentions, the director is trying to express his life experiences on screen, so you cannot help but show a little empathy toward the main character and his struggles.Two poets with bipolar disorder meet in a psychiatric facility, and embark on a passionate artistic partnership.....From the upstart, the film oozes pretentiousness from every one of it's cinematic pores, and although the film does show slight signs of humour, it's a very depressing affair that shouts doom and gloom for its duration.Kirby plays the Bi-polar Romeo to Holmes' Juliet, and when they are not waxing art/philosophy, they are getting hassle from their parents about what they should and shouldn't do....several times during the film.It gets to the point where you want to climb into the scene and tell the parents to let them get on with it. Yes, there are a couple of instances where they endanger their lives (the highlight of the film), but as the film progresses, their illness begins to alleviate, so antagonising the two would only exacerbate things wouldn't they? Holmes is great, and it's a wonder why she isn't in more films, she carries the film, even if she delivers the biggest insult in the final third, and this is where the film fails.Spoilers ahead.......Holmes appears to get better, and return to a form of normality. So what would be the best thing to do? Anybody would stand by their man, as they have had first hand knowledge into his illness, and identify traits associated with it.Nope, she leaves the first chance she gets, and then they release a book together.And this is what ruined the film for me. She is such a caring person for the majority of the film, and for her own selfish reasons, decides to uproot and go. Yes, there maybe a chance that his behaviour could 'reignite' her illness, but isn't where true love conquers all? Or can't people with mental health problems have true love? the final act really vexed me, and guess what, the family come back and kick him while he's down....yet again.Although it's very well acted, and has a dream, almost Vanilla Sky-esque feel to it, the final third just ruins it.