A Casa Dividida

Not sure why I stuck with this, honestly. Probably because, just at the point I'd had enough of him, the movie switches focus.

Pretty much everyone else in the film is irritating at some level also, although I quite liked the guy who came round to compare robes and teach her to drive.

I guess the all-round-aimlessness is sort of the point of these films, but after a while I start to extrapolate somewhat - i.e. If I can't cope with even 30 minutes of the character, why would anyone spend any longer with them? I've seen other "mumblecore" things but this is the first where I'm struggling to remember enough to write a review...!

If this is your kind of thing, great. However...

First impressions are important. This movie has a terrible one.

I was finally able to watch this film (just yesterday) on Tubi. Although I'm from the Gen-X period, I can still enjoy a film focused on the Millennials, entitled as they are.

Which is a good description of the main male character (Eugene). That guy has way too much confidence in himself, especially considering that he's balding, out of shape, and incredibly self-centered. The girls that he's hoping to hook-up with wouldn't give him the time of day (not in real life, anyway).

And then there's Jane, the main female character. She's unsure of her stature, her career, and her relationships (aren't they all?). Yea, she's "basic"! And seeing the "retro" tech and social apps that are being used during some scenes, it almost brings a tear to my eye.

Certainly, an enjoyable film, even if some of the acting was a bit rough from the other cast members.

"Wobble Palace" is a great dramedy that uses millenial culture to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of modern relationships and how we deal with loneliness in the modern world. The movie's couple is unsatisfied with the state of their relationship, so they are always trying to find refuge by going out or trying to connect with other people instead of just finishing their love ties. But they can't, because their fond memories hold them back and they don't know where to go next. There is a line in the film that says that "Two betta fishes in the same bowl will start to fight each other, and one of them is going to die". This basically sums up most of the movie (even if in a much expository manner). The realistic characters and dialogue ooze out of the screen, but the, sometimes, inconsistent style and the vaguely political message end up hurting the overall experience a little bit.

It's about a millennial couple in 2016 who have an open relationship. It just does a really great job at capturing our generation and that lifestyle. The characters are quirky but very real and sometimes relatable, especially from the perspective of someone who lives in Asheville. It's very stylistic but a style that's becoming a new mainstream. I really like the way the film incorporated technology. It does a great job at capturing the times we live in with technology that I think a lot of movies try to ignore or when they do comment on it, it feels unnatural. The characters struggle with things our generation can find relatable. Like struggling with labels. Wanting to be artistic, but then not wanting to be basic like those artistic people, when everything about this character is basic artistic and she does nothing to aid this cognitive dissonance. It's really funny but also kinda sad. All in all I really enjoyed it and I think it deserves more attention.