Wow! Such a good movie.

the audience applauded

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This movie is weird but in a good way weird. It's a coming of age teen movie with different style. Cinematography in this is very good. some shots are very good. Also Editing in this movie is unique.

Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) is an awkward bullied teen in Wales. He is infatuated with classmate Jordana Bevan (Yasmin Paige) who recently got dumped by her boyfriend. Chips is his no-good prankster friend. After accidentally sending Zoe into a pond, Jordana takes Polaroids of her kissing Oliver to make her ex jealous. He convinces Jordana to help him lose his virginity. He fears his mother Jill (Sally Hawkins) is cheating on his father Lloyd (Noah Taylor) with new age guru Graham Purvis (Paddy Considine). He also fears that Jordana is allergic to her dog and then her mother is hospitalized with cancer.This is an imaginative coming-of-age movie. The interesting part is that Oliver and Jordana are likable despite some unlikeable actions. Oliver is a coward a lot times. He often makes the wrong choice. The two leads are still able to be appealing. This is Richard Ayoade's film and he brings plenty of visual tricks. In the end, the basic story is a teen flick with two cute kids and it's done with a fun touch.

I saw this movie recently and... IT BLEW MY MIND. I read quite a few reviews about it, but I can't seem to... "keep my feelings in disguise"... :) thinking that it was understood at such a superficial level.Sure, this movie is about a coming-of-age adolescent, struggling to find his identity, in a family with a sort-of unstable education, struggling to be the "best boyfriend in the world" etc...But actually, there's much more to the movie than meets the eye. Apart from the fact that, more or less everyone can see himself in Oliver Tate... I think this movie speaks loudly about the battle of the mind. Reality vs expectations, disillusions made from our own illusions, trying to keep our appearances while thinking we're the kings of the world (in our own little world, inside our head), we've all been there. Or still are.The amazing cinematography, the small, very subtle details, the image stills, the superb soundtrack (written for a much higher state of consciousness than the one we're in most of the time), all of those can induce the audience into an amazing state of being, of living the moment. Of being in the NOW. Life is amazing and beautiful, and we can't really do much about it... apart from changing our perspective... So we might as well be happy. It's all about stopping the mind, and this film shouts it out so loud, that my ears bleed. Maybe we should see it from another angle, because Submarine has so much to offer...

I thought as a debut film it was pretty good but as a film it wasn't fantastic. It tried to do too much, it should of just stuck with a single theme, like it was too much of a coming of age idea for trying too evoke serious thoughts, probably like a 7/10. It should of went with more dark style humour and stuck with the serious side of the issues of mentality and love and left the coming of age as a sorta back ground theme.Richard Ayoade has done a good job directing on a low budget, although I was expecting a little more humour from him. I would recommend watching it if you are a fan of films but if you just want to watch a film to pass time I would keep looking as this is not the film for you. In conclusion, it was a good debut from Richard Ayoade as a director although the film is just a high average, future directed films by Richard Ayoade will hopefully only get better and he will put more of his style into it. Looking forward to his future films.