I'm going to go to bat for this little film which may not be the greatest thing ever but is remarkable for a few reasons. First Here Today is damn funny. Haddish and Crystal bring two different generational styles of comedy together into something that will make you laugh out loud, often. One part had me in tears laughing so hard. That rarely happens.
Second Here Today is a touching story about the threat of losing all your memories. Many films have done this, and many have been better. But Here Today doesn't fail in this. Crystal's performance has enough gravitas to pull this off. And while it is about the onset of dinaemsia it's also just about the fear of losing relevance. And it does it well if maybe a little formulaic.
But I think what I liked most is the way it's a love story, a traditional rom com style love story, about people who are falling in love but not in a romantic or sexual way, but in a true and deep way. Whether this is affirming for asexual people or for people who have deep and committed non-romantic/sexual relationships, these sorts of stories don't get told in Hollywood. The connection between Crystal and Haddish's characters is real and lovely and the two actors make it a joy to watch.
Here Today is the sort of film you won't regret making a little time for.
Here Today
Starring: Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith, Audrey Hsieh, Sharon Stone, Kevin Klien, Barry Levinson, Bob Costas
Director: Billy Crystal
Writers: Alan Zweibel, Billy Crystal
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