Review by samgreco21

Is drama not a necessity in modern cinema anymore. And says who? The new breed of directors? Ones who cannot create drama. o.K. Film is the evolution of a tradition of storytelling that has been going on since there was man. From the caveman stories. Later there where Greek plays by Sophocles, Euripedes and onto Shakespeare. Drama servers a purpose and its form follows narration. The number one rule in drama is: Don't bore the audience. David Mammet said this, but I am sure Shakespeare and all the ancient Greek playwrights would agree. Afer all they had to perform in front of a live audience who judged them daily. Back then there were no festival darlings with stuffy professors calling this or that better art. You were judged by the common man sitting in the audience. Great photography and mood does not drama make. Many of the trivial banalities (dialog and activities) reminded me of reality TV material. With better photography, sound and actors of course. Can't find another movie by this director in the last 6 years so maybe this film cost him.