I thought it was great. It definitely benefits from some great actors as I thought Sarah’s death hit a lot harder than it did in the game. Probably also helped that we spent a little more time with her and Joel.
I think it’s funny that there is anyone who thinks Pedro as Joel is a harder buy than Bella as Ellie, for me it was the opposite. That said, as much as a remake as this is, I decided to just shut that part of my brain off and enjoy it after the first few minutes of it bothering me. I also didn’t really notice any specific Alberta locations but certain areas felt “familiar” which was kind of nice in terms of really getting lost in the story. The biggest benefit of something being filmed here even if the story isn’t based here is that it just feels that much more real, which is cool.
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