I caught this tonight on PBS, in their Independent Film program. Would never have seen it otherwise, which would have been just fine with me.
I found this to be possibly the most depressing, boring, blank thing I've seen in ages, perhaps since the last depressing, boring, blank indie film I watched on PBS.
Why why why do directors and writers...filmmakers...think that this approach makes in any way for compelling and interesting watching? They're so in love with their boring vision that they think everyone else is as well.
Not an engaging moment in the piece. The performances seemed to take place underwater, the actors seemed to actually be on drugs (which may or may not be indicative of their acting skill), and the upstate locations (fond as I am of upstate NY) were photographed, and telegraphed, to be the outward manifestation of the characters' paucity of spirit. Which annoyed the hell out of me. In fact, this whole movie annoyed the hell out of me.
I found this to be possibly the most depressing, boring, blank thing I've seen in ages, perhaps since the last depressing, boring, blank indie film I watched on PBS.
Why why why do directors and writers...filmmakers...think that this approach makes in any way for compelling and interesting watching? They're so in love with their boring vision that they think everyone else is as well.
Not an engaging moment in the piece. The performances seemed to take place underwater, the actors seemed to actually be on drugs (which may or may not be indicative of their acting skill), and the upstate locations (fond as I am of upstate NY) were photographed, and telegraphed, to be the outward manifestation of the characters' paucity of spirit. Which annoyed the hell out of me. In fact, this whole movie annoyed the hell out of me.