Watch this one if you like your movies with no exposition, little plot and glacial progression. None of these things are necessarily bad but it is well worth pointing this out for viewers who may enter the movie expecting a fast sci-fi thriller but instead get treated to a movie that is more social commentary and less about a plot.
The movie is wonderfully acted by Scarlett Johansson and the direction is purposefully bland so that any inattentive viewer may simply get bored. However underlying the blandness is a rich commentary which to me spoke to how men and women interact and how relationships necessarily imply vulnerability. I'm sure other viewers would project their own views and come away from the movie with their own unique interpretations about what this movie has to say.
On the whole, this is a decent movie. It may not be the best movie for a Friday evening (which is what I did!) but if you're into art-house movies that are inscrutable and ponderous, this just may be the next movie that you ought to watch.
6/10.
The movie is wonderfully acted by Scarlett Johansson and the direction is purposefully bland so that any inattentive viewer may simply get bored. However underlying the blandness is a rich commentary which to me spoke to how men and women interact and how relationships necessarily imply vulnerability. I'm sure other viewers would project their own views and come away from the movie with their own unique interpretations about what this movie has to say.
On the whole, this is a decent movie. It may not be the best movie for a Friday evening (which is what I did!) but if you're into art-house movies that are inscrutable and ponderous, this just may be the next movie that you ought to watch.
6/10.