3 reviews
Seen at the Viennale 2019: You're looking for something to sit through? You are single and you are missing the senseless dialogue with a partner to convince yourself that you rather would be alone? You are longing for hours of loveless being? You want some time without any sensual input? And you want to see that in 4:3 videotape format? Maybe also some frozen ground with unconnected off-screen voice? You need a nap? If you tick all questions with yes than do yourself a favor and go for that movie!
This is just my opinion of this film, so take it or leave it. Now, I like drama movies. That being said, drama is probably the flattest movie genre, with the exception of maybe a documentary. This movie was neither. I really don't know what you'd call it. It felt flavorless, bland, and about as flat as a Mountain Dew that has been sitting in the sun for 2 days. I didn't understand the point of it at all... There was hardly a plot and what little of one there was just made absolutely no sense. A guy quotes something from a book and doesn't clarify that what he spoke was not in his own words, and then about half way or so into the movie, the couple that the movie centers around makes a mountain out of a molehill from it. Their little panic attack over the fact only lasts a short bit of the movie anyway so I haven't spoiled anything. Other than getting to know two characters who are a farcry from interesting, this movie really has nothing to offer. It was also one of those indie movies where the film quality made it painfully obvious that they were on an incredibly low budget. Thank Christ it was short. If you skip this one, you won't be missing out on much at all. I have no doubt that there is a following of fans for movies of this sort, but it is a very unique taste and definitely not meant for my pallet.
A terrifically meta, smart film that I absolutely recommend. Really interesting blend of tones, textual sources to create some sort of Frankenstein "indie".