The story and the characters were all very cohesive and well written. The plot was pretty solid, and the themes were noticeable.
However, all this said, the execution is a whole other story. While I understand the cinematography was trying to set a tone of despair and depression, it was rather boring and dragged on for too long. Many of the shots were utterly pointless and a waste of time. The acting was fine, but not really convincing.
The way it was edited and shot, made it seem like there was only 1 camera. The editing itself had its problems too, with cuts between people in conversations abrupt and ametuer-ish.
Also the movie has TONS OF EXPOSITION DUMPS through his voice overs. While voice overs done right are awesome, they can also fail spectacularly which is what happened here.
Honestly I don't understand how this movie has so many good reviews, no one in their right mind would give it above 4 stars.
Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but pretty damn atrocious.
DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE
However, all this said, the execution is a whole other story. While I understand the cinematography was trying to set a tone of despair and depression, it was rather boring and dragged on for too long. Many of the shots were utterly pointless and a waste of time. The acting was fine, but not really convincing.
The way it was edited and shot, made it seem like there was only 1 camera. The editing itself had its problems too, with cuts between people in conversations abrupt and ametuer-ish.
Also the movie has TONS OF EXPOSITION DUMPS through his voice overs. While voice overs done right are awesome, they can also fail spectacularly which is what happened here.
Honestly I don't understand how this movie has so many good reviews, no one in their right mind would give it above 4 stars.
Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but pretty damn atrocious.
DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE