Just saw this at TIFF several nights ago. It was a welcome change as the movies I had seen up to that point were excellent, but very heavy. In math there is this concept of a complex number consisting of a real part and an imaginary part. Many things in nature cannot be modelled by a real number alone, but need complex numbers. So the analogy in life is that we have our imaginary life and visions and these in turn influence are real lives which in turn generate more visions etc. They both exist together and not separately. The movie is a mixture of film and animation and it works very well. Emma draws a character who directs a movie who's actor is writing a novel. They all interact and involve each other. Very amusing, nice mixture of Canadian and Brazilian humour.
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Great start, and then it sort of drifts downhill...
A_Different_Drummer9 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
As a "prolific" reviewer, I have found over the years that many IMDb members do not use these reviews to check out a film before watching, they prefer to see the film first and then up-rate the reviews that "agree" with their Pov, and down-rate those that don't. So, as a courtesy to those who have not seen this film, I suggest that rabid fans of this production who have already seen it, and are looking for validation, just stop right here.
That said, I didn't just like the first half-hour of this film, I loved it. Any movie that begins with the massively-talented and criminally under-utilized Alison Pill is automatically ahead on points. (She can do things with her eyes and glasses that many actresses cannot even do with dialog.) The fact that the setting for the opening scenes is a shop that makes sex dolls also was an interesting hook. I have seen a lot of movies -- arguably, too many -- but had never seen that trope before. Clever! As the story progresses, and Pill's character -- who makes sex dolls are a living -- is driven by a co-worker's callous comment to seek bigger breasts, well, again, clever and interesting and quirky as Hell.
So far, so good.
However, after a great beginning, the script takes a sharp segue into that whole "life imitating art imitating life" thing and, to be frank, which is the reviewer's job, none of that added to the power of the film, it only detracted.
To some extent, this reminded me of the classic 1976 Allegro Non Troppo (recommended if you can find a copy!!) where once again the story tries to define the thin line between reality and non-reality.
However in Allegro, there was a constant upbeat sense of joy and wonder to the film, which gave it power. In Zoom, all the cross-arcs -- the egoistical film director, the supermodel who simply wants to be respected as a writer -- actually remove power from the impact of the production.
By the end of the story, when Pill's character suddenly finds herself in the middle of a "drug deal gone bad," I had to conclude this was a classic example of a good film which -- HAD THE SCRIPT SEEN ANOTHER FEW REWRITES -- could have been really great.
That said, I didn't just like the first half-hour of this film, I loved it. Any movie that begins with the massively-talented and criminally under-utilized Alison Pill is automatically ahead on points. (She can do things with her eyes and glasses that many actresses cannot even do with dialog.) The fact that the setting for the opening scenes is a shop that makes sex dolls also was an interesting hook. I have seen a lot of movies -- arguably, too many -- but had never seen that trope before. Clever! As the story progresses, and Pill's character -- who makes sex dolls are a living -- is driven by a co-worker's callous comment to seek bigger breasts, well, again, clever and interesting and quirky as Hell.
So far, so good.
However, after a great beginning, the script takes a sharp segue into that whole "life imitating art imitating life" thing and, to be frank, which is the reviewer's job, none of that added to the power of the film, it only detracted.
To some extent, this reminded me of the classic 1976 Allegro Non Troppo (recommended if you can find a copy!!) where once again the story tries to define the thin line between reality and non-reality.
However in Allegro, there was a constant upbeat sense of joy and wonder to the film, which gave it power. In Zoom, all the cross-arcs -- the egoistical film director, the supermodel who simply wants to be respected as a writer -- actually remove power from the impact of the production.
By the end of the story, when Pill's character suddenly finds herself in the middle of a "drug deal gone bad," I had to conclude this was a classic example of a good film which -- HAD THE SCRIPT SEEN ANOTHER FEW REWRITES -- could have been really great.
Very weird... But in a good way.
Seth_Rogue_One2 December 2016
Really hard movie to describe, it's definitely a art-house project but a entertaining one that never feels to pretentious for it's own good despite it's multilayered and multidimensional bizarreness and existentialistic nature.
Despite having a somewhat serious message it has a high dosage of comedy and moves on at a refreshingly fast pace as well (these sort of experimental movies usually doesn't).
With some entertaining performances from the likes of Alison Pill, Tyler Labine, Michael Eklund, Jason Priestley and and albeit I didn't recognize him: Gael Garcia Bernal (as the animated Eddie).
Pill and Labine's characters work at a sex-doll facory specialising on the most realistic looking dolls in the business and there are a lot of sex references which might be a little too much for some people but I found it all fairly fun.
Overall if you are looking for something different than this will definitely do the trick.
Despite having a somewhat serious message it has a high dosage of comedy and moves on at a refreshingly fast pace as well (these sort of experimental movies usually doesn't).
With some entertaining performances from the likes of Alison Pill, Tyler Labine, Michael Eklund, Jason Priestley and and albeit I didn't recognize him: Gael Garcia Bernal (as the animated Eddie).
Pill and Labine's characters work at a sex-doll facory specialising on the most realistic looking dolls in the business and there are a lot of sex references which might be a little too much for some people but I found it all fairly fun.
Overall if you are looking for something different than this will definitely do the trick.
Zoom zoom zoom
questl-1859227 October 2020
I feel like I've been stumbling on movies like this a lot lately. Films with an excellent message/concept that suffer from someone just insisting on over the top artistry. In the case of Zoom, we get a movie with some very important commentary on body image, the perceptions we have of ourselves, the way our appearance impacts how others see us and how we see ourselves and our very potential. The problem is, this gets so far up inside of itself that it loses all focus. What could have been a simple and poignant film has to be twisted in a multilayered, contrived mess of a plot that's weirdly part Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
This isn't an awful watch, it's just lacking in focus and restraint. Trim some of the nonessential flourishes and this turns into a pretty poignant movie that I think has a terribly important message to get across. Sadly, we get what we get and that's not a rousing success exactly. It's an interesting watch and I think it's worth checking out for fans of the cast or those who are really caught by the trailer/description but if none of that grabs you I can't say this is a must watch.
This isn't an awful watch, it's just lacking in focus and restraint. Trim some of the nonessential flourishes and this turns into a pretty poignant movie that I think has a terribly important message to get across. Sadly, we get what we get and that's not a rousing success exactly. It's an interesting watch and I think it's worth checking out for fans of the cast or those who are really caught by the trailer/description but if none of that grabs you I can't say this is a must watch.
A neat and interesting mixture and live action and animation
Rectangular_businessman9 May 2017
Warning: Spoilers
If you enjoy the works of Charlie Kauffman ("Synecdoche, New York") and Richard Linklater (Particularly his dreamlike animated film "Waking Life", which seems to be one of the major influences of this movie) then you will also find a lot to like in "Zoom", being one of the most atypical feature-length film I've seen during the recent years, alternating three parallel story lines where the limits between reality and fiction are not so clear as they might seem on the beginning.
I personally liked a lot the art style used on the animated sequences. I found it to be quite elegant and pleasant to look at, with a lovely use of colors.
Even if the overall result isn't as memorable as Ari Folman's "The Congress," "Zoom" is still an interesting, cleverly done experience worth of recognition, especially in times like these, where mainstream cinema seems way too afraid to take any kind of risk at the moment of defying the conventional forms of narrative.
I personally liked a lot the art style used on the animated sequences. I found it to be quite elegant and pleasant to look at, with a lovely use of colors.
Even if the overall result isn't as memorable as Ari Folman's "The Congress," "Zoom" is still an interesting, cleverly done experience worth of recognition, especially in times like these, where mainstream cinema seems way too afraid to take any kind of risk at the moment of defying the conventional forms of narrative.
Very interesting stories making one big story.
subxerogravity6 September 2016
Even though only a section of the film is animated using rotoscope, the whole movie has an indi comic feel, like Love and Rockets of Ghost World (which was made into a film)
The animation looks like it's the same as A Scanner Darkly, possible done by the same animation team, but in A Scanner Darkly it seems like the animation was a bigger arch.
It's an interesting circle about three people. Emma who works at a Factory that makes sex dolls, draws pictures of herself being a beautiful busty femme fatale, an image that the guy she's sleeping with finds absurd. In retaliation, she draws her dream guy, Eddie, a hot Spanish action film director who's doing a film he plans to use to take himself serious, but comes across a little problem when Emma, unhappy with her new boobs decides to get rid of the "package" that made him a hot commodity in Hollywood, and effects the making of his film about Michelle, a Brazilian model tired of being judge on her looks, who goes home to write a novel that just so happens to be about Emma.
It's a nicely layered story and becomes very surrealistic, as all three story tellers take us through their creative process, and if anyone knows anything about the creative process, the story goes through constant changes which switches the tone in order to make the story work.
It's a very unformulated movie that goes from the tame to the outrageous, and keeps me captivated with some very interesting personas moving on the screen.
cinemagardens.com
The animation looks like it's the same as A Scanner Darkly, possible done by the same animation team, but in A Scanner Darkly it seems like the animation was a bigger arch.
It's an interesting circle about three people. Emma who works at a Factory that makes sex dolls, draws pictures of herself being a beautiful busty femme fatale, an image that the guy she's sleeping with finds absurd. In retaliation, she draws her dream guy, Eddie, a hot Spanish action film director who's doing a film he plans to use to take himself serious, but comes across a little problem when Emma, unhappy with her new boobs decides to get rid of the "package" that made him a hot commodity in Hollywood, and effects the making of his film about Michelle, a Brazilian model tired of being judge on her looks, who goes home to write a novel that just so happens to be about Emma.
It's a nicely layered story and becomes very surrealistic, as all three story tellers take us through their creative process, and if anyone knows anything about the creative process, the story goes through constant changes which switches the tone in order to make the story work.
It's a very unformulated movie that goes from the tame to the outrageous, and keeps me captivated with some very interesting personas moving on the screen.
cinemagardens.com
I Couldn't Agree More With The Producer
tesswysko22 September 2019
I'm going to s start at the end. One of the last lines of the film is the Producer saying "THAT'S the e ending?" Boy was she right! This movie has a b bizarre b but interesting premise,but the mechanics aren't well done,so it trips itself up and you get lost in the minutia. Very strange movie. Pass this one up.
Lovely movie with a very interesting premise
siderite25 June 2017
If you're wondering how is it possible that this movie is so good and yet you have missed it, the reason is two-fold. One, it's a Canadian movie. Second, it is smarter than it is commercial, something that, ironically, is being touched on in the film.
The idea is quite fresh: this Brazilian model is writing a book about a girl that works in a sex doll factory and who is writing a comic about the man of her dreams who is a famous director directing the movie in which the lead character is the Brazilian model. The whole plot is a metaphor on the toxic loop in which we live our lives.
The individual stories were interesting enough, each touching on human vanity. Motifs like the role of the woman in society, our obsession with looking different from what we are, whether it is about the size of tits or penis or whether we are perfectly attractive and resent being seen as sex objects, and how the things we do in life come back to haunt us are everywhere.
I did like the film a lot because it was self referential while zooming in on the viewer and their own effect on themselves and everybody else. I recommend it highly.
The idea is quite fresh: this Brazilian model is writing a book about a girl that works in a sex doll factory and who is writing a comic about the man of her dreams who is a famous director directing the movie in which the lead character is the Brazilian model. The whole plot is a metaphor on the toxic loop in which we live our lives.
The individual stories were interesting enough, each touching on human vanity. Motifs like the role of the woman in society, our obsession with looking different from what we are, whether it is about the size of tits or penis or whether we are perfectly attractive and resent being seen as sex objects, and how the things we do in life come back to haunt us are everywhere.
I did like the film a lot because it was self referential while zooming in on the viewer and their own effect on themselves and everybody else. I recommend it highly.
Imagination at 100 mph
deville-2726215 March 2017
Good film. Not for everybody but I found it refreshing and quite masterly conducted. It should appeal to all Zeta GENERATION MEMBERS.
To conduct three parallel developments is a plus
and I recommend the film to everyone. Jean-Pierre DE Villers, U of Windsor. Go see it JPdV
To conduct three parallel developments is a plus
and I recommend the film to everyone. Jean-Pierre DE Villers, U of Windsor. Go see it JPdV
ZOOM MEETING
MadamWarden30 January 2021
Not zany enough
Prismark1024 May 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Zoom in some ways is a graphic novel come to live although segments of the story is in cartoon form.
It is a multi layered story with an absurd look at sex. The opening scene is the story of Emma who works in a factory painting sex dolls and has sex with co-worker and boyfriend at lunch. Emma wants a cosmetic procedure to have bigger breasts. When she has them they turn out to be too big she gets attention for all the wrong reasons.
Too make her boobs normal will cost her money which she does not have, she and her boyfriend get involve in a scheme that involves transporting stolen drugs inside one of the sex dolls.
Emma is also a comic book artist and she has created a story of a bombastic action film director, Edward who is about to hit the big time with a big budget film and he is a babe magnet to boot. This part of the story is animated . However Edward has confidence issues when in anger Emma reduces the size of his manhood. Now his first cut of the movie is too arty, he upsets the female film executive and his dinky is too little to satisfy women. Edward is ordered to go to Brazil to shoot the climax of his movie.
The movie is that of a Brazilian model, Michelle with aspirations of being a novelist. Her boyfriend tells her that people only say good things about her writing as they fancy her. When her publisher is impressed with her writing she goes off to Brazil for inspiration.
Eventually all three strands come together in a circular fashion as the characters realise that they are all influencing each other.
The ending is chaotic and contrived. The film is off beat but also messy and the characters are too one dimensional.
It is a multi layered story with an absurd look at sex. The opening scene is the story of Emma who works in a factory painting sex dolls and has sex with co-worker and boyfriend at lunch. Emma wants a cosmetic procedure to have bigger breasts. When she has them they turn out to be too big she gets attention for all the wrong reasons.
Too make her boobs normal will cost her money which she does not have, she and her boyfriend get involve in a scheme that involves transporting stolen drugs inside one of the sex dolls.
Emma is also a comic book artist and she has created a story of a bombastic action film director, Edward who is about to hit the big time with a big budget film and he is a babe magnet to boot. This part of the story is animated . However Edward has confidence issues when in anger Emma reduces the size of his manhood. Now his first cut of the movie is too arty, he upsets the female film executive and his dinky is too little to satisfy women. Edward is ordered to go to Brazil to shoot the climax of his movie.
The movie is that of a Brazilian model, Michelle with aspirations of being a novelist. Her boyfriend tells her that people only say good things about her writing as they fancy her. When her publisher is impressed with her writing she goes off to Brazil for inspiration.
Eventually all three strands come together in a circular fashion as the characters realise that they are all influencing each other.
The ending is chaotic and contrived. The film is off beat but also messy and the characters are too one dimensional.
A completely unique trip
VinnieRattolle1 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Spoiler-light. An artist draws a comic book about a film director; the director makes a movie about a novelist; the novelist writes a book about the artist. The movie shifts back and forth between the three stories, with none of the characters aware that they're directly affecting someone else's life. The artist (Alison Pill) works in a factory assembling sex dolls, which only strengthens her desire to have larger breasts. The director (Gael García Bernal) finds himself at odds with producers... and his own body. The novelist (Mariana Ximenes) dumps her boyfriend and gives up her modeling career to pursue her dream of writing.
If you can wrap your brain around the strange narrative (and don't mind the sight of bare breasts, which the actual director seemed rather preoccupied with), this movie's thoroughly entertaining. Without question, the standout segment is the artist's, which kicks off the film and forms the backbone. The movie hangs firmly on Allison Pill's shoulders, and she exudes a lovable charm which engages you as her situation goes from kind of odd to downright bizarre. The director's segment ranks a distant second, but the entire thing is rotoscoped (filmed and then animated) which gives it a surreal beauty. The weakest link is the novelist's portion, though it certainly isn't the fault of any of the actors - the problem is that this third vignette is entirely devoid of the overt humor which pervades the other two stories.
It's sort of a shame that there IS a weak link here, because this film is completely unique and has so much going for it. It's not perfect but it's one of those movies where it feels like everyone involved was pouring their heart into it, so the result is kinda magical. The performances are excellent across the board, the animation has a wonderful hand-drawn feel to it, the cinematography is exquisite, the music perfectly accompanies the visuals, it's well-paced and feels like a much bigger-budget film than it actually is. And then there's that ending. I literally had a big, dumb grin on my face all throughout the climax... though I recognize that what so greatly amused me could easily be off-putting to others.
The bottom line is that if you're the type who prefers offbeat indies to cookie-cutter Hollywood crapfests, there's a good chance that you'll love Zoom.
If you can wrap your brain around the strange narrative (and don't mind the sight of bare breasts, which the actual director seemed rather preoccupied with), this movie's thoroughly entertaining. Without question, the standout segment is the artist's, which kicks off the film and forms the backbone. The movie hangs firmly on Allison Pill's shoulders, and she exudes a lovable charm which engages you as her situation goes from kind of odd to downright bizarre. The director's segment ranks a distant second, but the entire thing is rotoscoped (filmed and then animated) which gives it a surreal beauty. The weakest link is the novelist's portion, though it certainly isn't the fault of any of the actors - the problem is that this third vignette is entirely devoid of the overt humor which pervades the other two stories.
It's sort of a shame that there IS a weak link here, because this film is completely unique and has so much going for it. It's not perfect but it's one of those movies where it feels like everyone involved was pouring their heart into it, so the result is kinda magical. The performances are excellent across the board, the animation has a wonderful hand-drawn feel to it, the cinematography is exquisite, the music perfectly accompanies the visuals, it's well-paced and feels like a much bigger-budget film than it actually is. And then there's that ending. I literally had a big, dumb grin on my face all throughout the climax... though I recognize that what so greatly amused me could easily be off-putting to others.
The bottom line is that if you're the type who prefers offbeat indies to cookie-cutter Hollywood crapfests, there's a good chance that you'll love Zoom.
Weird but not bad.
deloudelouvain24 June 2020
There is some positive and negative things about Zoom but overall it's worth a watch. The positives are the acting, that was quite good, the cinematography that was to me the best part of this movie, the animation parts were also well done and added something special to the story. The story itself is innovative but it's complexity might scare some viewers off. It's basically a story in a story in a story, all related to each other in a weird way. Weird isn't necessary bad, you just have to have an open mind. If not, then maybe this movie isn't for you. I liked it. Could it have been better? Yes sure but still it was entertaining enough to keep my attention.
super weird and lots of penis
o_s_k_r3 November 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Ok - so there's three narratives and the protagonist in each story is actually "writing" one of the other stories. So there's a circle of stories. If this was the weirdest thing about the film then maybe it would all have worked. Unfortunately each of the three stories has about the zaniest plot you've ever come across.
Two of the narratives especially feature some really nuts plot about sex and body image. Gael Garcia plays a promiscuous film director who needs to sleep with the female producer in order to keep his job, but suddenly with no explanation his penis shrinks to a useless size. He buys an expensive prosthetic but incredibly it catches fire when he's in the water. In what feels like the secondary narrative a female gets huge breast implants but almost immediately wants them removed. In order to get money to reverse the operation she smuggles drugs inside a sex doll.
Ok so I have many problems with this movie. Firstly, we really don't see these characters writing very much. It's hard to believe they have time to create these extra narratives when their own life is so full-on. We also don't see these characters working enough on their art.
Secondly, the narratives are really too different. If these people are writing each other's stories you would imagine they would have a cathartic component. However they seem to be just writing zany nonsense. I found it particularly strange that the sex-doll woman invents a promiscuous film director and describes him as her "perfect man" (and then subsequently shrinks his penis). Why would she invent such a bizarre story? What's her motivation?
Also the frequent and drastic tonal shifts in the stories make them hard to hold onto. A case in point is when the sex-doll worker guy suddenly announces he has gang connections and is now pulling a massive drug deal out of thin air. What the heck? Where did this come from? Who is he buying from and selling to?
Anyway if you need some weirdness you've come to the right place.
Two of the narratives especially feature some really nuts plot about sex and body image. Gael Garcia plays a promiscuous film director who needs to sleep with the female producer in order to keep his job, but suddenly with no explanation his penis shrinks to a useless size. He buys an expensive prosthetic but incredibly it catches fire when he's in the water. In what feels like the secondary narrative a female gets huge breast implants but almost immediately wants them removed. In order to get money to reverse the operation she smuggles drugs inside a sex doll.
Ok so I have many problems with this movie. Firstly, we really don't see these characters writing very much. It's hard to believe they have time to create these extra narratives when their own life is so full-on. We also don't see these characters working enough on their art.
Secondly, the narratives are really too different. If these people are writing each other's stories you would imagine they would have a cathartic component. However they seem to be just writing zany nonsense. I found it particularly strange that the sex-doll woman invents a promiscuous film director and describes him as her "perfect man" (and then subsequently shrinks his penis). Why would she invent such a bizarre story? What's her motivation?
Also the frequent and drastic tonal shifts in the stories make them hard to hold onto. A case in point is when the sex-doll worker guy suddenly announces he has gang connections and is now pulling a massive drug deal out of thin air. What the heck? Where did this come from? Who is he buying from and selling to?
Anyway if you need some weirdness you've come to the right place.
Great ideas, not so great execution.
f_dallas1424 January 2022
The film has a lot of artistic a conceptual value, but it end up falling apart in the last minutes when it can't keep up with his own logic. None the last I think its worth watching just for his fresh style and concept. The scrip is very good and funny until the last part when the director had to just find a way to end the movie. But once again, I think is worth watching for his originality.
Unique, but highly disappointing
SanisiUK20 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
The main idea is great: a story telling a story which is telling the first story. But the stories are crap when you look at them one at a time; one is about sex and boobs, the second about sex and a penis, and the third has the least sex, but the most convoluted plot (which actually makes sense in context).
The acting, cinematography, and the art style of the drawn sections were good, but not enough to overcome the fact it feels like a porno trying to disguise itself as art. I kept watching hoping for improvement; I should have watched something else entirely.
I recommend Stranger Than Fiction (2006) or The NeverEnding Story (1984).
Inkheart (2008) and Pixels (2015) are more rewatchable than Zoom.
The acting, cinematography, and the art style of the drawn sections were good, but not enough to overcome the fact it feels like a porno trying to disguise itself as art. I kept watching hoping for improvement; I should have watched something else entirely.
I recommend Stranger Than Fiction (2006) or The NeverEnding Story (1984).
Inkheart (2008) and Pixels (2015) are more rewatchable than Zoom.
I Loved It.
yossarian1004 September 2016
Alison Pil is a hoot.
Very creative. Mixing animation with real life and a movie. Took me a minute to wrap my head around it but then I was off on such a wonderful ride.
The narrative moves forward quickly but you won't get lost. The music is delightful and energetic, and the doll factory is amazing.
The special order guy from Buffalo is definitely creepy, but you'll love him, and you'll really love how changing one story makes changes in the other two at the same time.
Definitely an unusual piece of movie making and well worth your time.
Very creative. Mixing animation with real life and a movie. Took me a minute to wrap my head around it but then I was off on such a wonderful ride.
The narrative moves forward quickly but you won't get lost. The music is delightful and energetic, and the doll factory is amazing.
The special order guy from Buffalo is definitely creepy, but you'll love him, and you'll really love how changing one story makes changes in the other two at the same time.
Definitely an unusual piece of movie making and well worth your time.
Novel idea, not used effectively
grantss3 September 2017
Emma works at a sex doll factory and in her spare time is writing/drawing a comic book. Edward is a famous movie director, working on his latest movie. Michelle is a model and is writing a novel. The three are connected: Edward and his world are found in the pages of Emma's comic book, Michelle's story is Edward's movie and Emma's story is Michelle's book.
Had heaps of potential. Very novel idea - the story-within-a-story- within-the-first-story - very Christopher Nolan-esque.
However, even from the beginning the movie doesn't really live up to its potential. Only the Emma story was engaging. Edward's story is mildly interesting but not exactly compelling viewing. Michelle's story was pretty dull.
Moreover, when the three stories are tied together it is in chaotic, random fashion. The last few scenes feel clumsy and contrived, and the connection between the three stories is ultimately not used effectively. This largely leaves you with three separate, independent stories. So the novelty is wasted.
Overall, not a total waste of time, but quite disappointing considering the movie's potential.
Had heaps of potential. Very novel idea - the story-within-a-story- within-the-first-story - very Christopher Nolan-esque.
However, even from the beginning the movie doesn't really live up to its potential. Only the Emma story was engaging. Edward's story is mildly interesting but not exactly compelling viewing. Michelle's story was pretty dull.
Moreover, when the three stories are tied together it is in chaotic, random fashion. The last few scenes feel clumsy and contrived, and the connection between the three stories is ultimately not used effectively. This largely leaves you with three separate, independent stories. So the novelty is wasted.
Overall, not a total waste of time, but quite disappointing considering the movie's potential.
If You Are A Writer, Illustrator, Film Maker, You Will LOVE This!
sfx-882-82603121 July 2018
I have just seen this for the first time and I've haven't been this delighted with any movie for a very, very long time.
If you're a writer, illustrator, screen writer, film maker, artist and Bowie fan, which I am, you're going to love this.
I usually feel like I'm not the target audience, but for this one it was so bang on, I am wondering whether I just imagined it as a movie tailor made for me.
Top marks to the writers and director, they got together and created something truly delightful. A bright star among the usual cliches, handled with a wonderfully light touch and real intelligence. Absolutely loved it.
If you're a writer, illustrator, screen writer, film maker, artist and Bowie fan, which I am, you're going to love this.
I usually feel like I'm not the target audience, but for this one it was so bang on, I am wondering whether I just imagined it as a movie tailor made for me.
Top marks to the writers and director, they got together and created something truly delightful. A bright star among the usual cliches, handled with a wonderfully light touch and real intelligence. Absolutely loved it.
Clever idea badly put together
suhstayn30 July 2019
How did this get made?
redfeather-688694 March 2020
Mr. Morelli's Wild Ride
johnconnerjtc6 September 2016
You'd have to be crazy to like this movie.
I loved it.
Zoom has an original plot, great acting, and was just confusing enough to keep me guessing.
The international story line helped shine a light on the meme of Hollywood's usual containment of creativity. Art for the sake of art becomes representative of the interwoven lives of us all.
It would be easy to write this off as another experimental film but I predict it will become an iconic piece studied and used as a barometer for creative license.
Finally, it was just simple fun.
Highly recommended
I loved it.
Zoom has an original plot, great acting, and was just confusing enough to keep me guessing.
The international story line helped shine a light on the meme of Hollywood's usual containment of creativity. Art for the sake of art becomes representative of the interwoven lives of us all.
It would be easy to write this off as another experimental film but I predict it will become an iconic piece studied and used as a barometer for creative license.
Finally, it was just simple fun.
Highly recommended
TARIFFS SHOULD'VE BEEN LEVIED BECAUSE OF THIS FLICK...!
masonfisk5 July 2018
Zoom, not to be confused w/the Tim Allen superhero comedy from a few years ago, tells the bifurcated tale of dreamers, one whose recent breast augmentation longs for acceptance & an animated (?) filmmaker whose new art piece longs for acceptance from the masses. Intriguing no? I wish it was but why would indie stalwarts like Alison Pill & Gael Garcia Bernal waste their time on this dribble is beyond most. Yes mother even Canada puts out the occasional cinematic turd.
Long time I haven't saw such a good film
mantas-2215716 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
At the beginning I thought it will be some common B class film. Acting looked not so good (but soon it become clear it was on purpose), decorations also not so great. But it turned out, it is a great film.
It is shown various kind of personalities. There are shy girl, geeky co-worker, creepy buyer, charming self respecting film creator and so on. Full pallet of colorful personalities.
Soon actions starts jumping from reality to imagination. And later it becomes unclear, what is reality. It turns out, there is closed circle - imagination becomes others persons reality.
In short, in is nicely done dementia type film. I very recommend to watch it.
It is shown various kind of personalities. There are shy girl, geeky co-worker, creepy buyer, charming self respecting film creator and so on. Full pallet of colorful personalities.
Soon actions starts jumping from reality to imagination. And later it becomes unclear, what is reality. It turns out, there is closed circle - imagination becomes others persons reality.
In short, in is nicely done dementia type film. I very recommend to watch it.
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