This film rivals the Swedish film My Life as a Dog. Seen through a young boy's eyes, in each case, a boy struggles to understand what the adults around them are doing. Everyone deals with grief and loss in unique ways. Colin Roberts's young, expressive features carry the entire film. I cannot agree with those who wrote about this film to complain about a slow pace. Admittedly, one needs to have a better attention span than is required by films depicting wholesale violence and vast destruction. ---The destruction and restoration of the individual spirit are equally important in contrast to the usual, blank destruction of sets, buildings, bridges, fires and explosions of empty action films. Flower and Garnet unfolds inexorably at an artistic pace that is right for this story. It is a film that should be seen and will last.
Review of Flower & Garnet
