Ode to Joy

Ode to Joy

4/4/2019 1h 37m 6.2/10

Overview

Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself pleasure and deal with his sleep issues, they’re put to the test when he falls in love.

Director

Jason Winer

Top Billed Cast

Morena Baccarin

Morena Baccarin

Francesca

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Charlie

Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch

Bethany

Jake Lacy

Jake Lacy

Cooper

Ellis Rubin

Ellis Rubin

Victor

Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward

Liza

Reviews

Kamurai

Kamurai

1/12/2021

7/10

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. The concept of living a life without "joy" is intriguing, but it doesn't feel like a very cinematic story as a concept. The movie takes great pains to try to compensate for this. I believe the casting definitely helped here. And sure I understand guys fainting at the thought of being with Morena Baccin, but I'm not about to kick Melissa Rauch out of bed either. Both ladies brought their abilities to the roles excellently. While the movie is fun, the motives are rather crossed and you're forced to try to think a bit more than you normally would as the story lends towards you thinking like he thinks to understand a bit better. Overall a great little love story though.

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