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Review: Aftersun

**** SPOILERS AHEAD, SAVE THE REVIEW FOR LATER. **** My take on this 2022 drama from Charlotte Wells is so greatly antithetical from 99.5% of the viewership of this film that, when combined with the seriousness of the subject matter, made me contemplate not even writing this review let alone publishing it. It just seemed to be asking for trouble that I genuinely don’t want. I certainly wouldn’t want to seem like I was trampling on or invalidating the greatly emotional response many had to the film. Your take on the film is no doubt absolutely valid and widely held. Y’know what, though? I think I owe it to the 0.5% to post this one and hope that maybe my view’s as valid as the majority view because I really do have a firm view on this one. It seems like cowardice to refrain from posting. Perhaps it’s a view a few of you will share, or at least one that you’ll understand.   This will be an entirely spoiler-filled review, because it’s impossible for me to talk about this particu...