A young couple have been together for 4 years and they’ve
realised it’s just not working anymore. They love each other but they need some
space, so they decide to take a couple of days off a week from their
relationship. While they both need and want the space, they both have
difficulties with it too.
The point of the days off is that they don’t talk to or see
each other during that time, but both of them end up trying to talk to the
other. For 4 years they’ve told each other the things that have happened throughout
their day but now they can’t do it and it’s hard for them. It is difficult to
go from talking a lot to not talking at all and so it makes sense that they’d
be having trouble with it. Daryl (Daryl Wein) is keen to stick to the rules and although
originally it seemed like he would have the most difficulty in this
relationship deal, he ends up doing better out of it. Zoe (Zoe Lister Jones) misses him and tries
to convince him that they should get back together properly. However, a few
days (weeks? I don’t understand the passage of time in this film) earlier she
slept with the co-worker that Daryl has always been jealous of and when she
finds out Daryl slept with some women, she tells him about it to hurt him. It
seems like it would’ve been less painful for them if they had just properly
broken up at the start.
Man, what a drawn out break up. I know it was because they
were reluctant not to be in each other’s lives but a quick break up is
infinitely better than a long one. You’ve just got to do it and go. I know if
you’ve been with someone for a long time then you obviously want to try and
make it work but I just don’t think you should. If it’s not working and neither
of you are happy then get out. And no staying friends afterwards. I just think
that’s weird, you know? I mean, this is a person that you probably imagined a future
with at some point and it didn’t work so you split up, but now you’re in each
other’s lives in a lesser way? That just seems crazy to me.
Although I’ve never tried it myself, so maybe it’s not actually that mad.
The film seemed a bit art student-y but on the whole it was alright.
6/10
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