Review of You Hurt My Feelings (2023) by Nnogohko — 06 Jun 2023

You Hurt My Feelings is really entertaining but also very thought provoking. I loved the theme of encouragement or lying to them in good faith can lead to people getting hurt or feeling like they have been led to a wrong path. I especially loved the long dialogue scene where the son tells her parents they told him he was great at swimming even if he actually wasn't or about the time his mom went to school to have his grade changed from a C to a B even if he didn't deserve that raise, and that these experiences made him feel like he was better than everyone else.

The dialogue is so realistic yet very funny and it is very dramatic when it needs to be. Julia Louis Dreyfus is wonderful as Beth but I especially loved Tobias Menzies as Don who gives a very restraint but nuanced performance. Michaela Watkins as Beth's sister is also very funny. There are several moments of drama that made me tear up but the story never gets too heavy and it balances the tone very well with extremely well written jokes. One conversation that happens after Beth is upset with Don about what they bought for each other that they actually didn't like was one of the laugh out loud funniest scenes I have seen in a long time. I loved this movie and I think multiple viewings are required to get everything out of the dialogue and the performances.