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Harry L Mar 26, 2019 Dirty Beautiful is a film about an awkward young man who is struggling in both his professional life and in relationships. Things change suddenly when an eccentric young woman enters his life and ends up moving in with him out of necessity. The two start a relationship, but on the surface they are polar opposites and their relationship may be untenable. We start to learn that each of them has to overcome a lot of their issues relating to their pasts in order to move forward with their relationships in the present. Dirty Beautiful is a complex film about dealing with a very challenging relationship. I found the film and the characters very relatable and I connected with the film deeply. I'm sure a lot of us have been in relationships with partners whom we cared for but were in no way the right fit on paper, and perhaps were even struggling with abuse, some form of addiction, or their own mental/personal health. Often it is not just the partner who needs personal growth, and that is the case in Dirty Beautiful as well. I really enjoyed Dirty Beautiful and aspects of the film reminded me of some really good and very different movies like Knocked Up, Smashed, and even The Odd Couple. The film is a unique blend of genres ranging from a romantic comedy to a gritty drama. Dirty Beautiful is also very well made in all technical facets, particularly given this is an indie film. I'd highly recommend Dirty Beautiful to anyone looking for a unique story that truly grapples with both the comedy and drama in real relationships! See more

Poe P Jan 7, 2019 Great set-up and premise, which gets you hooked immediately. Two random people, meeting by chance, not matching at all thrown into a relationship and bam, let's see what happens. The two leads give a very believable performance, I cared for them and liked both of them. A great journey following them on their rollercoaster of a relationship. Solid directing, score and cinematography make this picture an indie gem I can highly recommend. See more

Draco S Dec 20, 2018 "Dirty Beautiful" is as authentic as they come and as a fan of love stories, this movie way 100% for me. Given that this is a movie about a struggling writer and the woman who shakes up his life, it would be easy to call Tim Bartell's piece overly familiar from the logline alone, but truly it's anything but. David, a charming and bumbling writer, sucks at love and wants more than anything to have someone to take care of. Kat, a rowdy and tragic woman off the street, just needs someone to take care of her. In some ways, they're the perfect match... but mostly they're a hurricane that tears one another down every other moment. It's an excellent and honest depiction of a toxic relationship and yet, one you can't help but sort of root for through it all. What's more, it sheds some much needed light on how homelessness, prostitution and male power dynamics are all portrayed on screen, never fun of these important issues even though this dramedy does tend to lean more comedic most of the time. Whether folks will like the ending is hard to say... I know I did, but I guess it depends on each viewer's relationship with love more or less. Outside of the charming story and the all too real struggle of #writerlife depicted on screen, this film also boasts some really, really beautiful cinematography. It's just a super clean looking film with some excellent framing that helps to spice up what would otherwise be a simple single-cam shoot. Top that off with solid doses of awkward humor throughout and an on point score, the final product is something well worth a watch and more than that, an important part of modern cinema. See more

Abraham W Dec 13, 2018 Just so you know...the shrewd storytelling of Tim Bartell's Dirty Beautiful might sneak up on you and surprise you. Because you're likely expecting romantic comedy of the light-hearted ilk, and that is by no means what you're about to be served. What Dirty Beautiful provides instead is an ambitious and nuanced portrayal of unhealthy human relationships. The brand of humor here is complicated and elevated, and manifests itself in truisms about romance that eschew belly laughs and instead target the cerebral cortex. This is the kind of material that can be unforgiving to poor actors, and fortunately Bartell proves attuned to this in his casting - his two leads are excellent. Their complimenting performances result in characters that are as dangerous to each other as they are alluring. We find ourselves wanting them to stay away from one another for the sake of the greater good. Yet the character design and acting also allow us to identify true affection when it surfaces, which makes us hopeful - for them, and for ourselves, as we all seek to prevail at romance despite its prerequisite imperfections. There is hope at the end of Dirty Beautiful, and it comes with the realization that we've just seen a very strong film. See more

Luke S Aug 12, 2018 I thoroughly enjoyed Dirty Beautiful. It maybe doesn't fit into any one genre - it's dark at times, laugh-out-loud funny in parts, often dramatic - but it's a totally unique story that kept me engaged the whole way through. I thought Jordan Monaghan and Ricky Mabe were both great with really solid direction from Tim Bartell. I've watched it twice and loved it even more the second time. Well done! See more

Theodore S Aug 9, 2018 Dirty Beautiful by Tim Bartell is a love story and a cautionary tale at the same time. Watching this story, I remembered the psychological Dictionary For Dreamers by Tom Chetwynd. Simply put, personal development can follow a good or negative scenario for the person and each person goes through all of them in different periods of their life (it is a kind of a system). Kat is going through the "bad girl" period of her life. Finally, she understands that the word "home" has a meaning, and chooses a different way of her personal development. The main character went through his "bad period" (Tom Chetwynd calls it "shadow archetype") and choose to come back to the right track. They are different but they are together because both of them had bad experience with different people before. Subconsciously, both of them are looking for the right person. I like the composition of the movie. It starts from the seashore and at the end we see the same landscape, but with completely different meaning. Acting is good. I like Jordan Monaghan. She is a definitely talented actress. If you are parents you have to watch it. Good parents mean happy and successful children and vice versa. It is very important. See more

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