soloishtar

This movie showed a very believable portrayal of one man's obsession for his girlfriend gone way overboard. The acting was superb, and I liked how the movie was in black and white, it gave the effect more dramatic meaning, like perhaps the black and white-ness reflected the way that John Vincent saw the world ... either Lisa (object of his affection) loved him or hated him, sort of an all-or-nothing perspective. He goes kind of psycho in this movie, but it's so realistic that it's creepy ... this sort of thing happens all the time to people you know, not just people on the Jerry Springer show. I can see how watching this movie may be a little difficult for people that are in the same sort of situation, though. All in all, however, I'd give this movie an 8 out of 10.

Okay, so yeah, this movie was funny. However, besides having an "all-star cast" especially for an indie film, the plot was shallow and by the end of the movie I got extremely annoyed by the whole thing. The movie itself turned into a huge anthem of protesting and tried desperately to get the audience to stand up for their rights and what they believe in, etc., which is fine but not what I expected of this film at all. I expected it to have some sort of ... substance ... but instead I got an over-done filet of American rights thrown in my face. I wouldn't watch it again.

The fact that this film may not be an accurate portrayal of the "bookie business" really isn't the point of this movie. Okay, so there are some goofs, but the real emphasis of this movie, which may have been overlooked by some, is that it's the story of a twenty-something girl who had just lost her mother and did what she could to raise enough money to bury her, and in the meantime she and her roommates started a bookie joint in their kitchen. She falls in love, and throughout the movie she has daydreams of her mother, wondering what her mother would say to what she is doing with her life, etc.... basically a real "coming to terms with reality" movie about growing up and really being "on your own."

I really liked this movie. Its characters each had their own quirky personality, especially their new roommate's boyfriend, who had a strange obsession with Marlon Brando. Though the theme of the movie is a little depressing, almost every scene had me smiling because of the light humor. It is very well written, well directed, and colorful. Perhaps it could be called a "chick flick," but I'd recommend it to anyone, really.