Sparrows Dance

Well, I saw this one and Oblivion the same night. I plunged into Sparrows dance at the first second and emerged at the last one and stopped looking to Oblivion after 45 minutes to continue some readings not being in the mood of spoiling the sweetness and the happiness of the first movie... And I'm a sci-fi fan...

Well written, very well played, intelligent. 150 K bucks of budget and the other 120 Millions bucks and ten times less intelligence :P

And discovery of Hanshan (googled it :p), Fats Navarro and Baby Dayliner (thanks to Shazam).

See it with your loved one, you won't be disappointed ;)

This is not your run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. It is obviously a low budget film, but it lacks nothing a higher budget film might have. It is actually a plus that the movie was frugal.

The characters were played well and the chemistry worked. The movie seemed to go quickly although the story was a slower pace. I enjoyed watching it, but was disappointed when the movie seemed to end prematurely.

If you want lots of laughs and occasional silliness, check out a Paul Rudd movie or something. This movie is serious and is based solely in dialog.

Some movies you see and wonder where the writer came up with the idea. Sparrows Dance rings with the authenticity that the screenwriter has a lot of the problems that the protagonist has.

Slow moving, slow building.

An ultra-low budget flic but ultra-high quality work by the two actors and the director and cinematographer.

Fascinating to watch the main character struggle with her agoraphobia. One of those issues, if you don't have it it's hard to imagine it.

At the end of the movie when she goes to the cupboard - well, I won't tell you what happens but watching it I didn't know what she would do.

Worth watching.

This is clearly a low-budget/no-budget film, but it was made by a few people who know exactly what they are doing. The director has acquired a reputation as a difficult man; OK, so was Steve Jobs. The actress who plays the main character perfectly has gone on to become a good, dependable character actor. She is able and willing, in this film, to look dowdy, unattractive, weird, until she decides not to, and becomes genuinely attractive. The story is described in other reviews here; suffice it to say that it is never unbelievable, both central characters are spot-on, the acting is good, and the ending sums it all up. For a low-budget film, it works for me.

The star of this movie is the cinematography! Every frame is perfectly arranged to create a wonderfully composed picture that relates to the subject of the action taking place. This was my first observation when I started watching this marvelous film.

The story is easy - an agoraphobic recluse lets a man (the outside world) into her life. As she progresses to the point where she is willing to allow herself to relate to him and eventually leave her apartment is reflected in the very items and arrangement in each scene. There is a marvelous scene when the camera is pulled back and you can see the staged set. The divide between him and her cannot be more clearly stated and then the divide is crossed - her big challenge has begone!

For art cinema lovers this film is a must see! Bravo!