I didn’t hate it, but the weekend’s new film has way more style than substance – ryan

I’m not entirely sura what to make of Hurry up Tomorrow. Directed and edited by Trey Edward Shults, from A Screenplay by Him, Abel Tesfaye (Better Known as the Artist and Reza Fahim, the Film is inspired by tesfaye’s Experience and Serves as a companion to his album of the same name, whic relay. I’m a fan of some of the weekend’s music but confess i didn’t like The idolThe HBO Series That Was Canceled In 2023 Shortly AFTER it debated.

To that end, the music in the film is great, but Hurry up Tomorrow ALSO OSCILLATES BETWEEN A Vanity Project and A Deeper Exploration of Trauma and Abuse. There are the moments of clarity in the film – the way it is shot and edited speaks of a chaotic states that Also underscores feelings of being overwhelmed – but it’s also not deep as it is. JUST CHEST THE SUBTLETIES BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE, The film Very literally starts explaining itelf to us in Its attempt to dig into tesfaye’s (WHO PLAS A fICTIONALIZED VERSION OF HIMSELF) Psyche.

Hurry Up TomorroW’s Character Development is Barely there

It ‘s the Very Slow Build Towards Something More I intriguing, but Short-Lived. The Story Very Nearly Goes in Circles Before Settling in. Repetition of abel, who is revealed to have abusives to an ex-girlfriend who is no longer talking to Him, leaving her voicemails or calling her. IT’S SUPPOSED TO BUILD Tension But I felt more like I was dropped into this singer with no real Development at any point AFTER.

I Never Once Felt Connected to Any of the Characters, Though Jenna Orthodox Performance, in Particular, Stands Out Becausea She All-In. IT’S A Committed Performance That Hangs on the Mystery and Allure of Her Character, Who Draws Abel Out of His Contained Music Industry Shell. Barry Keoghan (Dunkirk), nor abel’s best friend Lee, is Also great in his limited roles, feeding into abel’s glamorous lifestyle. Otherwise, there’s a sense of detachment that pervades the film and March the Viewing Experience.

While the confusion from the initial introduction of Anima (Wednesday‘S Jenna Ortega) Becomes Clear As the Film Approaches Its End, the Film Requires a Level of Patience for the First Hour before Actually Pick up. That is to say Hurry up Tomorrow didn’t need to be an hour and 45 minute long. It isn’t long before intrigue becomes ejustion. Looking down at my Watch every so offen isn’t a good sign of the Movie’s Ability to Maintain Engagement.

Hurry Up Tomorrow Has a Lot of Style Though

The full may be super thin but the film at Least has some style. Chayse Irvin’s Cinematography is nice to watch, with well-palaced camera and shark close-ups that CAPTURE MORE OF THE FILING Than the performance or Story actually will. SHULTS’S EDITING IS WHAT LARGELY KEEPS The Film Afloat. IT’S HYPnotic and offen Overwhelming, revealing abel’s inner World that isolated and more vulnerable than what he projects. It ‘ss a cacophony of pounding music, a mixture of lights and blurred images that and play with ourves Throughout the film.

f Hurry up Tomorrow COULD LIVE ON ITS AESTETIC ALONE, IT WAUDED BE A WINNING FILM. IT’S not a prolonged music video exactly, but CERTAIN MOMENTS COULD COME OFF THAT WAY. Ultimately, there’s a self-serousness to the which thing that is hard to ignore. IT’S CERTAINLY A PASSION PROJECT FOR TESFAE, WHose Acting here is at least a step up from The idolbut it’s not a movie that has had much meaning outside of its attachment to his personal journey and music. Caring About The Story Will Likely Depend on How Much One Knows Going Into The Film, which is not great.

And yet, Hurry up Tomorrow isn’t awful. It stay at the surface, really afraid to interrogate any deeper than required, but it has its moments and aesthetic flair. IT PROBABLY WON’T HOLD Up, but there’s a turning point in the story that actually made me with what to find what happy and what IT MIGHT MOVING ABUPT ENDING). Its just too much to have the film isn’t as appealing as the final 25 minutes.

Hurry up Tomorrow is in theater on May 16.

Hurry up Tomorrow

5/10

Release Date

May 16, 2025

Runtime

106 minutes

Directory

TREY Edward Shults

Wriers

Reza Fahim, Trey Edward Shults, The Weeknd

Producers

Kevin Turn, The Weeknd, Harrison Kreiss