Ok, presumably anyone reading this has not seen this movie. DON'T. I don't care that the 6 reviewers in Entertainment Weekly gave it an average of B+. I don't care that 70% of the people voting on imbd prior to me gave it a 9 or 10. I don't care that the person who went with me gave it an 8. I DON'T CARE!
And, that is the problem. I didn't care about the characters in this movie. You know how a movie establishes A and then B builds on A and then C builds on B, etc. Logical. Well, this movie is all over the map. It was chronological, assuming you can look past the leaves being gone in October, but bright green at Christmas. Nevertheless, it attempted to give a chronological account. However, the problem was that what happened from scene to scene had little bearing on any prior or future scene. It was just a series of half-hearted skits loosely related.
I knew the movie was 93 minutes before I went in, but I would have bet the house that it was a misprint. When I got out and looked at a clock, I couldn't believe it had only been 93 minutes. Does that tell you anything?
It is quirky and off beat. The lead character is very unusual and strange. That is a good start. But, no script, horrible editing, few laughs (was this a comedy?), no genuine romance, and no likeable characters left me feeling incredibly empty. I will forget this movie before I'm done typing this review.
And, that is the problem. I didn't care about the characters in this movie. You know how a movie establishes A and then B builds on A and then C builds on B, etc. Logical. Well, this movie is all over the map. It was chronological, assuming you can look past the leaves being gone in October, but bright green at Christmas. Nevertheless, it attempted to give a chronological account. However, the problem was that what happened from scene to scene had little bearing on any prior or future scene. It was just a series of half-hearted skits loosely related.
I knew the movie was 93 minutes before I went in, but I would have bet the house that it was a misprint. When I got out and looked at a clock, I couldn't believe it had only been 93 minutes. Does that tell you anything?
It is quirky and off beat. The lead character is very unusual and strange. That is a good start. But, no script, horrible editing, few laughs (was this a comedy?), no genuine romance, and no likeable characters left me feeling incredibly empty. I will forget this movie before I'm done typing this review.