So there's this shaky quaky single neurotic New York Gal -- she's aging! She must find a man! Now!
So she goes here and has a drink and there and has a drink and comes home and has a drink and goes out again and has a drink. Drink drink drinky drink drink. (Sometimes there's also pills.)
The film is mostly her staggering around looking like a hangover hag and boo-hooing about guys who don't stick around.
Uh, maybe guys don't want to get stuck with a neurotic drunk?
It's a very meandering film, with scenes that seem promising -- but abruptly end, without accomplishing anything.
It reminded me of another film by a another famous director's daughter -- "Lost in Translation". That film had Bill Murray to save it. He improvised all those funny lines and moments that you remember -- that made people think that was a great film. Otherwise it just meandered a lot.
I think Sophia Coppola and Zoe Cassavetes just transcribed some events in their lives and hoped it made a movie. I think an unknown would have no luck getting either of these scripts filmed.
Zoe must love "Before Sunset" -- because this movie ends with the EXACT same two last lines and just as abruptly.
So she goes here and has a drink and there and has a drink and comes home and has a drink and goes out again and has a drink. Drink drink drinky drink drink. (Sometimes there's also pills.)
The film is mostly her staggering around looking like a hangover hag and boo-hooing about guys who don't stick around.
Uh, maybe guys don't want to get stuck with a neurotic drunk?
It's a very meandering film, with scenes that seem promising -- but abruptly end, without accomplishing anything.
It reminded me of another film by a another famous director's daughter -- "Lost in Translation". That film had Bill Murray to save it. He improvised all those funny lines and moments that you remember -- that made people think that was a great film. Otherwise it just meandered a lot.
I think Sophia Coppola and Zoe Cassavetes just transcribed some events in their lives and hoped it made a movie. I think an unknown would have no luck getting either of these scripts filmed.
Zoe must love "Before Sunset" -- because this movie ends with the EXACT same two last lines and just as abruptly.