Phyton

'Phileine zegt sorry' is an adaptation of a Ronald Giphart novel (he's in the film, praising the film as better than the book). His novels are notorious for sexual explicitness, humor and lightness of tone. The film manages to capture this tone. This makes it an entertaining film with Ally MacBeal-like effects to emphasize the emotions of the lead character (Phileine). The cosmopolitan attitude of the characters, the sexual explicitness and the place of action (New York) gives it a Sex and the City touch. So the atmosphere is OK. However the film just doesn't give enough story to make it great. In the book this lack isn't a problem, however film is (as we all know) a different medium. The story line is too thin and sometimes not very credible. This is also due to the the low level performance of some the actors (especially the 'American' characters). Kim van Kooten however gives a superb performance and is a good enough reason to go and see it.

So 'Phileine zegt sorry' is not a memorable meal but a nice expensive snack.

When I heard so much about this film alongside the good reviews, I expected it to be (at least) watchable. Alas it was NOT. Although it had great potential; rock 'n roll, acid drugs, girls and the dark forces of commercialisation. However Cameron Crowe turned his interesting youth experiences in a nostalgic sugary, family film. Which would be expected from a dreamworks picture. Ironic to see that the commercialisation of rock music in the film turned out to be OK. While for the film itself it isn't. The acting was also poor, especially Fugit looking innocent/ shocked into the camera really gets on one's nerves. Jason Lee and Frances McDormand were Ok though.

I watched this movie yesterday and although half is missing and there are some strange edits, it was still enjoyable. Especially the animations and real life acting mix was brilliant. Much better than the current computerized animations. It gave it all a nice and good feeling.