>> it is getting bad reviews and i'm trying to figure out why. you are dealing with introspective storylines all connected through one random event that happened years ago, the idea that one little event can shape dozens of lives over many years. this film hit me at the right time. i saw it after i left, had a profound conversation with friends about life in general and the macro level of ice from the microlevel, the cast is incredible. olivia wilde, a huge cast, it is r-rated, this is us. this -- there is some you manipulation emotionally, it manipulates the audience too emotionally but i found it clever, nonlinear storytelling,