Yes, I know, this is supposed to a sophisticated character study, with an endless cacophony deep dialogue . . . a philosophical journey traversing the uncertain terrain of the human condition, as extruded through the mandrel of the two primary characters in the film.
This is one those productions shot with an extremely low budget, but relied on the aforementioned deep dialogue to carry the story to its intended fruition.
Given that criteria, the acting really was quite well done, which would theoretically propel this production to spectacular experiential status. Unfortunately, it never quite got there.
It just got old after awhile. I get it, we were supposed to enthralled by the endless deep dialogue, delving into the dark corners of the human condition, impressed with the sophisticated delivery by the two main characters and so on.
But unfortunately, that's not what happened here. This entire production could have easily been shortened down to about half of its length, and likely would render a better version of this story.
Part of the problem with this is that I just couldn't relate to either of the two characters being portrayed here, but especially "Carter". Crazy emotional outbursts, mired in layers psychodrama, we were supposed to be swept up into this emotional maelstrom. Especially toward the end, the "big message" was simplistically dished up on a platter.
I suppose for some of the commentators here, this all seems like some radically new concept piece to be explored and pondered upon. Truth of the matter, though, is that this is not new anything. The premise of this story is woven into a tapestry of cliches all too familiar with myriad other films along the same lines.
Was it a terrible production? No, for what it is, there's enough here to justify the 90 minutes consumed by watching it.
However, would I be watching this again? No, once is enough.
5 stars seems about right for this one.
This is one those productions shot with an extremely low budget, but relied on the aforementioned deep dialogue to carry the story to its intended fruition.
Given that criteria, the acting really was quite well done, which would theoretically propel this production to spectacular experiential status. Unfortunately, it never quite got there.
It just got old after awhile. I get it, we were supposed to enthralled by the endless deep dialogue, delving into the dark corners of the human condition, impressed with the sophisticated delivery by the two main characters and so on.
But unfortunately, that's not what happened here. This entire production could have easily been shortened down to about half of its length, and likely would render a better version of this story.
Part of the problem with this is that I just couldn't relate to either of the two characters being portrayed here, but especially "Carter". Crazy emotional outbursts, mired in layers psychodrama, we were supposed to be swept up into this emotional maelstrom. Especially toward the end, the "big message" was simplistically dished up on a platter.
I suppose for some of the commentators here, this all seems like some radically new concept piece to be explored and pondered upon. Truth of the matter, though, is that this is not new anything. The premise of this story is woven into a tapestry of cliches all too familiar with myriad other films along the same lines.
Was it a terrible production? No, for what it is, there's enough here to justify the 90 minutes consumed by watching it.
However, would I be watching this again? No, once is enough.
5 stars seems about right for this one.