I Swear

What I though was going to be another to add to the list of corporate-fueled, cash-grab-intentioned adaptations of “bestselling” biographies made by unenthused artists ended up being one of the most strikingly heartfelt movies that explores a condition with the actual intent to do something about it rather than to revel in festival cred for displaying disability. When the most important thing to do is educate the general public on a condition that affects many people, a movie this inspiring about how hard it is to cope with something like Tourettes is such an amazing thing to have exist in our cultural climate.  Despite its misleading trailer, having given me the impression it was an offbeat comedy about a fringe illness, this remains deeply uncomfortable in a confronting manner and forces the realisation on the audience - whether they were aware or not - that this is something that causes far more pain than one might realise at face value. It was dark enough to not be preachy, yet inspiringly wholesome towards the end.