![]() An Irish actress of great talent that looks to be on the rise. Jessie Buckley (Amy) was masterful, her poetry reading was enchanting and mesmerizing. I remember the first time I noticed him, in Breaking Bad, the last season. The dance was amazing, the dancers are amazing, the music, the camera action following the dancers, that couldn’t have been easy, and the sunlight hitting the camera in passing as they dance, genius. The best part for me is the dance scene that started in the School Hallway it was amazing. I'm sure there are many hints in the dialogue when I watch it again. Last but not least, I think the main protagonist (by my logic, Amy, “I know that, Ames”1:37:15) committed suicide by freezing in the car, intentional or accidently, although the title makes me inclined to think it was intentional. ![]() I almost thought it was the Janitor’s story because of the part in the end (and the beginning), but then the car covered in snow at the end was not a truck it looks like the car Jake and Amy were driving in. So, given that Jake dies (died!) both representations are from Amy’s view, the death of Jake and the rape by the janitor, the rotting Pig. We know we’re supposed to think it’s Jake because he walks from behind Jake when they Face off in the school hallway, so the clear assumption is he represents jake. However, the ballet scene in the school tells a story where Jake dies. My first theory was it was the combination of all three characters’ story, interwind. ![]() They WERE the characters.Īs for meaning, my guess is as good as any of yours. Both actors are amazing, style and delivery. The story seemed dominated by the female character, but it was not. Some of those scenes and monologues go on for minutes, one shot, no cutting away. Over half of the movie happens in the car. It was not idiotic or some dribble collection of words and platitudes. Then after a bit, it became obvious that someone is delusional or hallucinating or are in their own mind, but I wanted to see where it goes, and, hopefully, ends. I didn't know what the story was about, even 30 minutes in. I didn’t know what I was in for when I started to watch it. Not to literally discuss a movie critic's review.įirst of all, I DID love this movie. In my opinion, the point of referencing other works is either to pay homage, or to weave that reference into and build upon your own story. Of course it's fine to reference stuff I don't know, but the scenes which did so tended to be extremely long and had fairly esoteric dialogue, which made this film feel exclusionary in a sense. So all of the waxing lyrical by the main characters about these stories did not land with me at all. I've never seen A Woman Under the Influence and if I've seen Oklahoma it would have been ages ago. The Ugly: Call me uncultured, but I'm not familiar with pretty much any of the media that the director referenced. I started mentally checking out partway through the second car ride (around the movie review part) because the tone of the movie kept bouncing around all over the place. Since we never get any payoff to any of this, it's the cinematic equivalent of blue balls. Like going from thriller/horror to what felt like literally reciting a movie review to discussing feminism to musing on the concepts of time, space, and the meaning of life. I also felt that the subject matter the film dealt with is worthy of tackling, and if they'd had a writer come in and tighten up the script in some of the parts where it meanders way too much, it might even have been highly acclaimed. Scenes in the farmhouse were quite creepy. And nobody does manic and crazy mom quite like Toni Collette, she's always a treat to watch. The Good: Lead actors (Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley) were both amazing, they both deserve a medal for the heavy lifting required of them by the script. But ultimately I didn't think that this movie succeeded at telling its intended story. ![]() Assumed the director was David Lynch about halfway through, when I found out it was the Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine guy it made a little more sense.
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