I Swear 2025 by AverageMansReviews

I Swear 2025 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/drugs/shooting/cancer/child abuse/attempted suicide/self harm/animal cruelty/medical and there will be a censored adult language reference in this content

I can't help it: briefly; we meet John Davison [Younger: Scott Ellis Watson/Older: Robert Aramayo:] this is his story about getting diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome and at first no one taking him seriously, until one day he meets this lovely lady Dottie Achenbach [Maxine Peake:] she has her own health concerns, but also is a mental health nurse, that basically couldn't stand by and watch Davison put himself through what he puts himself through and not try and help him, so he moves in with her family

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 120 minutes long is good; we have this outlay of coming full circle and then a little bit more in the present times, but we smoothly go through Davison's life.

Character developments, performances, comedy and action; broadly speaking the character developments and performances are all good; but it is down to the performances of Watson/Aramayo, Peake and Peter Mullan as Tommy Trotter: he to begin with is looking for someone to assist him at this community centre, but that when these four characters and performances firstly Watson/Aramayo do a superb job of bringing John Davison to life as they individually becomes this person as they put their bodies through what Davison's went through/goes through on a daily basis and these other two very special people that Davison meets in his life, that completely turn his life around for the better; that shows with a natural environment/environments combined with caring/strong people/performances that will stand by him, that anything of a realistic achievable goal can be possible and not forgetting Murray Achenbach [Francesco Piacentini-Smith:] he is the son of the Achenbach family and very good friends with Davison: I will be out to be fuming if at some point in the future if this film does not at minimum get some positive nominees for these performances in one way or another, because they all deserve awards. Well as you would if you are educated on some level with Tourette's the comedy comes from what Davison comes out with such as this somewhat censored version "Seaman for milk." Now unfortunately I have to briefly discuss at one point or another the viewers will see the unpleasantness and yes I am being incredibly kind here; you will see the unpleasantness of having something that brings you different and people clearly not being able to either just ignore it or deal with it as an adult consequently choosing a completely unnecessary options [which I to have experience that in my life.]

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; it is a faultless film that shows an incredible honesty about being different and not having the choice but to be different. But sadly it shows likewise an incredible honesty approach that most don't even know or if you want me to be incredibly honest as well; but most really don't care or a strong disdain for those that are imperfect and the fact remains regardless if this individual was born in the 70s, but his condition came through roughly when I was born in the 1980s or in my case as I said when I was born in the 1980s; yes we have very different conditions he has Tourette's and I have quadriplegic cerebral palsy with mental health issues on top.

But there are some similarities; we both have being polite impulse issues that we can't control as I am a spastic my body tends to do things without my say-so or if it is it can be for an example incredibly heavy-handed or completely switch off, so I can be doing something and out of nowhere my hand could just say no thanks I don't want to hold that anymore consequently I could drop something or/and shooting pain due to being a spastic causing me to drop F-bombs or both F-bombs and C- bombs and to continue with this honesty from out of nowhere I have OCD symptoms; when I say from out of nowhere I mean I know I have had them for maybe 19 years; for an example of OCD in my case as long as I don't have too many lights on; my head stays quiet, I should be honest I have never been diagnosed with OCD, but when I am angry or frustrated or things irritate me such as having to make sure that my address is of my post and if I don't I have to check, then become angry and making a mistake of not disposing of my address properly and then becoming furious that I made a mistake, worried if something goes wrong because of that mistake: that is a clear indication that I might have OCD [yes I am fully aware that doctors and other medical professionals really don't like it when you self diagnose, but what I just illustrated is a pretty straightforward OCD scenario] and whatever you do don't take me shopping, because I am a date shopper; this basically means I am looking for the item let's say a bottle of milk with the longest date on it and yes I will go right to the back including if I can't get to it time someone to get me a bottle of milk with a good date on it, this is because perishable food groups may run the risk of giving me a dodgy tummy so this is learned behaviour as it has happened.

But I digress; as of this content it is now 2025 and as of this content it is a cold, but realistic reminder that regardless of conditions or disability or other as it relates to other sections of our society we are in comparison way, way so far behind I mean as long as the individual told me about their Tourette's I would happily take them on, but based on the world at large people are fixated on perfection, not building anything of substance or adventure with their lives. My point which if you don't get it yet is; until people realise that a good selection of imperfect people are good and mostly decent, our lives may be different and slightly more difficult, but when your time is up, you can look back on your life knowing that was different, wholesome and throughout the majority of my life I was cared and loved for by this somewhat unique person: but until we are seen as people, we are going to be treated as less than human and finally yes there is an extra real-life footage in the ending credits.