Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s 2023 movie You Hurt My Feelings begins streaming on Netflix starting January 26, and it is well worth a watch. The movie follows the lives of a married couple played by Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies as they experience trying moments in their relationship and work at maintaining their life together. You Hurt My Feelings was well-reviewed, with critics remarking on the well-written dialogue and the charismatic performances of the leads.
In fact, You Hurt My Feelings is actually one of the highest-rated A24 movies and one of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s best performances in recent years. The movie is a heartfelt comedy that feels very human and very relatable, dealing with overcoming issues in a partnership even when honest conversation seems hard. While the film has been overshadowed by the popularity of some of A24’s other movies, You Hurt My Feelings has a chance to gain more attention now that it is on Netflix.
You Hurt My Feelings Is Now Streaming On Netflix – What The Movie Is About
Louis-Dreyfus and Menzies Star As A Married Couple
You Hurt My Feelings centers on Beth (Louis-Dreyfus), a writer and teacher who decides to branch out with her new book. However, after overhearing her husband say that he does not like the new book, she becomes upset and begins overanalyzing interactions with him. She ultimately decides to tell him what she heard, and he does admit to disliking her book. However, this new honesty allows them to have honest conversations about other things in their lives, allowing them to realize how much they truly care about each other.
You Hurt My Feelings cleverly touches on love can bring people together even when they hurt each other and how the past influences the characters’ present feelings and reactions.
Beth and Don’s relationship is the core of the movie, and their struggles actually make them more interesting and help raise important points about honesty in relationships. The two come to realize that the white lies they tell each other to be more supportive are said out of love, but they can also have the opposite effect. You Hurt My Feelings cleverly touches on how love can bring people together even when they hurt each other and how the past influences the characters’ present feelings and reactions.
You Hurt My Feelings Is Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Top-Rated Movie In Over A Decade
The Movie Holds An Impressive 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Due to the movie’s interesting themes and realistic characters, You Hurt My Feelings currently holds a 94% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film’s comedy is very clever, but there are just as many tender moments, giving it a great balance. To this point, You Hurt My Feelings‘ positive reviews note how endearing, relatable, and complex the film is. However, the audience score falls quite a bit lower, at 64%, because some viewers found the plot too slow, or the characters too concerned with their inane problems to make it truly entertaining.
Despite the disparity between the critics’ and audience scores, You Hurt My Feelings is still Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s top-rated movie in the last decade. Louis-Dreyfus has made appearances in highly rated Marvel movies and voiced a character in the animated movie Onward, but these were not leading roles. Her last leading role that can match the critical response to You Hurt My Feelings is the 2013 comedy Enough Said, which holds a 95% approval rating. Given Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s talented performance in You Hurt My Feelings, it is certainly worth the high rating and praise it has received.
