Wet Behind the Ears: Alaimo’s Suburban Malaise a Standard Procedure
We’ve come to expect a certain amount of functional dysfunction to be featured in independent films depicting the decomposition of nuclear American families all tuckered out by their dogged insistence on living out the illusion of a proscribed way of existence. You can count Jay Alaimo’s latest film, Chlorine, as an overly familiar example of hitting all the customary checkmarks, including a more pressing and dramatic back story used to tie its disparate characters together.
Issues of class and how we’re conditioned to always hunt for loopholes to score upgrades seems to be an overarching theme but between a handful of moments where Alaimo is trying too hard to score pathos or convey information, the film is a stagnant, emotional plateau, managing only to ingrain us with an apathetic attitude towards its characters.
It almost...
We’ve come to expect a certain amount of functional dysfunction to be featured in independent films depicting the decomposition of nuclear American families all tuckered out by their dogged insistence on living out the illusion of a proscribed way of existence. You can count Jay Alaimo’s latest film, Chlorine, as an overly familiar example of hitting all the customary checkmarks, including a more pressing and dramatic back story used to tie its disparate characters together.
Issues of class and how we’re conditioned to always hunt for loopholes to score upgrades seems to be an overarching theme but between a handful of moments where Alaimo is trying too hard to score pathos or convey information, the film is a stagnant, emotional plateau, managing only to ingrain us with an apathetic attitude towards its characters.
It almost...
- 2/27/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio will star in "Chlorine," an independent film from writer-director Jay Alaimo. "Chlorine" revolves around a family (D'Onofrio and Sedgwick) struggling to maintain their upper crust lifestyle in their wealthy New England community. Christopher Beatty, Gary Giudice and Alaimo are producing the film, which begins filming this month in New Jersey. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matt Fiorello and Peter Tannenbaum worked on the script with Alaimo. Alaimo co-wrote and directed "Slingshot," starring Julianna Margulies. He had tried to get "Chlorine" off the ground a few years ago with a cast that included Ray Liotta and Demi Moore, but scheduling problems forced the film to be postponed.
- 1/27/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio have signed on for "Chlorine," an indie dramedy from writer-director Jay Alaimo.
"Chlorine" revolves around a family struggling to maintain their well-to-do lifestyle in their overly materialistic New England community. Sedgwick plays the matriarch, who is more interested in appearances than for caring or showing affection toward her husband (D'Onofrio) and pushes him into a bad real estate deal.
Christopher Beatty, Gary Giudice and Alaimo are producing the pic, which begins filming this month in New Jersey. Michael Liberty executive produces.
Matt Fiorello and Peter Tannenbaum worked on the script with Alaimo.
Alaimo co-wrote and directed "Slingshot," starring Julianna Margulies. This isn't the first time he has tried to film "Chlorine"; a few years ago, the filmmaker assembled a cast that included Ray Liotta and Demi Moore, but the pic fell apart because of Hurricane Katrina and scheduling.
After "Chlorine," Sedgwick jumps back into production...
"Chlorine" revolves around a family struggling to maintain their well-to-do lifestyle in their overly materialistic New England community. Sedgwick plays the matriarch, who is more interested in appearances than for caring or showing affection toward her husband (D'Onofrio) and pushes him into a bad real estate deal.
Christopher Beatty, Gary Giudice and Alaimo are producing the pic, which begins filming this month in New Jersey. Michael Liberty executive produces.
Matt Fiorello and Peter Tannenbaum worked on the script with Alaimo.
Alaimo co-wrote and directed "Slingshot," starring Julianna Margulies. This isn't the first time he has tried to film "Chlorine"; a few years ago, the filmmaker assembled a cast that included Ray Liotta and Demi Moore, but the pic fell apart because of Hurricane Katrina and scheduling.
After "Chlorine," Sedgwick jumps back into production...
- 1/25/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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