SummaryGangly and neurotic, and always ready with a self-defensive quip, indie film director Benjamin (Colin Morgan) nervously prepares for the premiere of his sophomore feature when he meets and falls for hard for Noah (Phénix Brossard), an young French musician. Will Benjamin’s insecurities and anxieties get in the way of success and happiness? Will h... Read More
Directed By:Simon Amstell
Written By:Simon Amstell
Benjamin
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
67% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
33% Mixed
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Aug 25, 2020
80
The story is feather-light, but the pain, either felt or indirectly caused by Benjamin, can be harrowingly authentic. We want to simultaneously hug him for reassurance and physically restrain him to keep from the next nerve-induced verbal volcano.
Jul 14, 2020
80
The jokes are brutal and very funny, with Benjamin the butt of most of them.
Jul 14, 2020
80
Part film industry satire, part winning love story, Benjamin is low-key and shambling but emerges funny, bittersweet and affecting.
Jul 14, 2020
75
Benjamin is a brief, brisk movie that somehow manages to squeeze in seven characters of consequence, tell an amusing and romantic story, and still find the time to dip its toes into something darker.
Jul 22, 2020
70
Benjamin wrings a lot of warmly perceptive, occasionally acidic humor. The film might be termed a romantic comedy, though the will-they-won’t-they dynamic that usually powers the genre feels beside the point here.
Jul 14, 2020
60
It is an unusual mix of intense, angsty character-driven drama and laugh-out-loud jokes about the film industry. It’ll be best enjoyed by those who live in the milieu it depicts, along with fans of Amstell’s bittersweet wit – and there’s probably overlap between the two.
Jul 14, 2020
60
Benjamin is a charming metropolitan rom-com which is ultimately too lightweight to escape the gravity of its influences.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.7
33% Positive
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11% Mixed
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5 Ratings
5 Ratings
May 31, 2022
4
There's something worth hearing here. It's quite tone and colorless London backdrop create an emotional landscape the script can't satisfy. The protagonist is barely anything as for the manic pixie dream princess French boyfriend he doesn't really justify his existence at all. Like towards the end of the movie he is effectively abandoned when Benjamin runs into his ex Paul but that barely becomes anything. Overall it's got a good enough script and performances for it to nit be a complete mess.
Production Company:
- Signature
- Open Palm Films
Release Date:Aug 25, 2020
Duration:1 h 25 m
Rating:R
Tagline:"it's about my inability to love, but i'm fine now."
Awards
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
The Queerties
• 1 Nomination
