Well, I watched this movie all the way through, in hopes that it would either shed some light on my relationship mistakes or make me feel better about how I've handled my romantic life. I felt like it was much more about Jyllian Gunther than about the human experience, but it did help me jot a useful memo to myself: ex-boyfriends don't appreciate being contacted just to be beat over the head with questions about how they felt about me at the time we were dating/feel about me now, or why they repeatedly cheated on and ultimately broke up with me. These conversations do not bring about the much-needed closure for both parties concerned.
Miss Gunther displayed all the characteristics in this film that I don't like in myself: insecurity, neediness, an obsessive tendency to over-analyze, a refusal to let anything remain in the past, as well as an utter inability to laugh at herself and not much in the way of empathy (though I understand that losing a parent at such a young age can do some serious damage to the psyche). To be fair, she's not the only one of us with these qualities, but not all of us are making documentaries about ourselves. While I understand her need for closure, I'm not sure why she felt like capturing it all on film would be a good idea, especially not after getting the responses that she did from her exes. Hopefully this project was able to bring about a measure of clarity and self-reflection in her life.
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