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The Serpent (2021)
Intense True Life Drama
The Serpent is one of those shows that stays with you 24-7 because it's so intense, vivid, and true to its time. Of course, what it's portraying are the kind of events and people you don't quickly forget either.
There are many moments of great tension of the "will they get away?" variety. I suppose I related to it so intensely, besides the great photography and acting, is because I'm of that generation. I had friends who went to Goa, India in 1971-2; I could have gone too but opted not to.
What was also really well done in the series was the casting, especially Jenna Coleman. I think the actor who played Charles/Alain, the killer, could have looked more Asian. But the role was played to the hilt regardless. The other main characters such as Nadine and Charles Knippenberg, were perfect.
Anyway, if you're itching to watch an intense, chilling portrayal of certain young people travelling to Asia in the 1970's, check out The Serpent.
Saltburn (2023)
It Kept Me Awake!
These days I tend to fall asleep around halfway through films or even TV series, which is why the fact that I didn't with Saltburn is a big plus on its behalf.
There was a lot about it that was really good, besides the acting of Barry Keoghan which was superlative. Specifically I'm referring to some of the sex that went on presumably both "real" and "imagined." Most (if not all?) of the sex scenes were shot in varying degrees of darkness which to me was very helpful in keeping me watching. I generally turn away from any scene I don't want to view whether it's sex or violence but the dark lighting in Saltburn was very artistically and pragmatically appropriate.
What also kept me watching and awake until the end were the plot twists. Wow...very well-written script. It really got me. Plus the visual aspects of the film were both beautiful at times as well as entertaining.
Finally, the emotional quotient of Saltburn was not as high as it might have been which is another good thing. Despite the fact that characters wound up dead, there was an element of comedic disbelief (if that's a thing!) which created a layer between what I was hearing and seeing and what I was feeling, i.e., ultimately it could have been very disturbing but it wasn't. Overall, definitely worth seeing.
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
A Unique Film Makes You Think
I related personally to this film. I have behaved like Colm, turning away friends when I felt I had to. Basically, as I saw it, Colm is an artist, a thinker, a creative. Padraic is not. Padraic is an ordinary guy, known for how nice he is. He also is an innocent in many ways, but as the film progresses, we see how people can change and adapt to whom and what impacts upon them.
As Colm has an existential crisis, wanting to be more creative and add meaning to his somewhat drab existence as he ages, he decides that hanging out with his good friend Padraic is a waste of time. But Padraic surprises everyone by how persistent he is. In fact, his persistence show how both innocent and how marginally intelligent he is. Even after Colm threatens to harm himself if Padraic doesn't back off, Padraic keeps on.
The only problem I had with the characters and their actions are that they were a tad unrealistic. The film went from realism to metaphoric, i.e., about the last third of it involved actions made by the main characters just to move the plot along. Colm chopping off his fingers and then Padraic not only changing himself but drastically so in order to do what he does by the end of the film was hard to believe within the context of the earlier parts of the film.
That said, it was still an excellent film. The acting and the script were great, notwithstanding what I said above. It's a movie that gets you to think and even has a few humorous moments.
23 Walks (2020)
Slow Yet Moving
I have mixed feelings about 23 Walks. As I am about the same age that the two protagonists are, I related to several of their "issues" which was what kept me interested. At the same time this is a pure "relationship film" in which what happens is related to feelings and interactions with others, in addition to the aging process. It's also about relationships with and between dogs. I stayed with it but at times considered turning it off. The acting was quite good and one of the best features of the film was the camera shots of woods, meadows, and seasons changing. Likewise the sounds of birds and other aspects of nature were wonderful. If you want to watch a calm yet emotional film, and/or are a dog lover, this could be it.
The Victim (2019)
Intense TV Watching
The Victim is the kind of show you continue to think about after it's over. It's now the day after I watched the end, and yet I keep seeing images from it, especially some facial expressions of the character played by Kelly MacDonald. She has an amazing face and her great acting ability made it come alive with intense emotions and the overall mood of the show. There are fine acting performances by others in the show as well.
The script is excellent, too. The tension built while I as the viewer attempted to understand and predict what was happening and what would happen next. In fact, the reason I gave it 9 and not 10 stars is because I was left with a couple of questions about characters and aspects of the plot I didn't totally understand (e.g., Christian and his role). But those didn't really matter. Overall it's a great show in 4 episodes and practically impossible to stop watching!
The Upside of Anger (2005)
An Angry Ride
Wow! I've seen this before but not for many years. It was as powerful now as the first time. This film is a great portrayal of someone who's angry. I mean, infuriated and hurt. Films usually clean up emotions like the ones being experienced and acted out by Joan Allen. What struck me was how "bitchy" Allen's character was, yet there were other sides to her that inspired compassion in me, the viewer. I suppose what I'm saying is the character was complex. As were the others.
The film is also a portrayal of a family, done really well. I found both the acting and the script to be superb. And then there's the ending, which, even though I've seen it before, I had forgotten and was surprised by. The ending makes such a statement about all that came before it. If I had seen the film with someone else we would be discussing the ending and what it says about the film as a whole.
Overall, a great study of emotion, acted beautifully by Joan Allen.from a powerful, intense script.
True Things (2021)
A Great and Gritty Psychological Portrait
I gave True Things 10 stars because of Ruth Wilson's acting and because of the excellent script. It's about a few phenomena that many women will be all too familiar with. Ruth Wilson plays Kate, a woman in her thirties who appears to suffer from not knowing what she wants out of life along with a healthy dose of depression mixed with low self-esteem and loneliness. She works as a bureaucrat behind a desk, a job gotten for her by her close holier-than-thou friend, Alison. Early in the film, a client sits down across from Kate, wanting to apply for benefits. I'm not sure that his name is ever given; he's simply referred to throughout the film as "Blond" because of his bleached hair. Blond has recently finished a jail bid and needs an income. Kate becomes infatuated with and attracted to Blond and they start having clandestine meetings for some hot sex, the kind that presumably has no strings attached.
As Kate gets more addicted to sex with Blond the rest of her life falls apart bit by bit. No, there's nothing new here, but as said above, Ruth Wilson's acting brings a freshness to a personality type with emotions that can be hard to watch. One scene stands out: she hasn't seen Blond for several days and she finally gets to confront him. He's losing patience and she's losing her mind. He asks her, "Kate, what do you want from me?" In a wee, sad voice she says, "I want to be your girlfriend." He replies, "How old are you, 12?" The truth is in that moment she actually could be 12.
As the film goes on and Kate's emotional stability goes right down the toilet along with her other drunken body fluids, it's again painful to watch. But the directing, too, is excellent and the film is organized in such a way as to enable sensitive viewers to not become too overwhelmed.
I really don't like adding spoilers but I want to mention a scene in Spain where Kate and Blond have gone to attend Blond's sister's wedding. These scenes are interesting because of Kate and Blond's relationship: though they're supposed to be a couple, they're hardly together. What's happened is that Kate has begun to lose interest in Blond. The scene where she sees him and he's wearing preppy clothes and talks about wanting to get married and have a family is the symbolic last nail in the coffin of Kate's dwindling feelings for him. Where did her bad-boy ex-con lover go? Who's this preppy nerd who's taken his place?
In the final scene Kate is in a taxi riding along a beautiful Spanish coastline with the sun shining brilliantly and the breeze blowing her hair back. With a huge smile and look on her face that says, "That's all behind me now, and I'm riding forward with Hope and Happiness, to live my future to the fullest!" We share her relief that she's been given another chance and so there's hope for us, too.
Keeping Faith (2017)
Fabulous TV
I was sorry when it ended! Keeping Faith is incredibly well done and kudos to the casting director! Every one of the main characters is perfect for their role and they are an awesome-looking bunch. All of them, to use their character names, from Faith to Evan to Cerys to Steve to the children and grandparents, have fantastic faces. I'm sure that this in part is due to excellent photography, makeup and costuming, but overall Keeping Faith is a visual feast. (One slight flaw here was the change of actors for the part of Gael Reardon. I've seen this done in British TV and it always bothers me at first but eventually I get used to the new actor's face.) In addition to human beauty, there are also gorgeous land- and sea-scapes.
The complex and compelling story had me on the edge of my couch and speaking out loud to the TV, actions I rarely do. I found the script to be excellent, likewise most of the acting. I love Eve Myles' acting style here - big, grand and occasionally overdone, but definitely part of the draw. The other characters, including the children, are all excellent. I can still vividly see the expressive little faces of Megan and the others.
As indicated, I loved the script, though one thing in particular stood out for me: the fact that Faith, the main character - a smart, educated, and hypo-manic woman who is a lawyer, mother, boxer, friend and more - is shown to fall in love with a man with a criminal record, as well as to hire a different man with a record to work as a nanny for her children. What's so outstanding about this is her belief in the possibility for people to change. Certainly her involvement with them is challenged many times throughout the series, and she always defends her feelings and actions in terms of her belief in their commitment to living differently than they had. From what I've seen, this kind of attitude is rare in movies, as in life.
Finally, Keeping Faith is realistic in the way the characters are each presented, with an emphasis on the women being generally stronger psychologically than the men. At the same time, both female and male characters each display complex and unique needs and emotions which gives the show its outstanding depth.
India Sweets and Spices (2021)
Entertaining With Depth
I enjoyed this film. Visually it's often quite beautiful, especially if you're someone like me who loves the Indian aesthetic. It's also at times amusing and at other times addressing deep issues. More than once it reminded me of what I consider to be one of the greatest films of all time, The Graduate. Not that India Sweets and Spices approaches The Graduate's greatness, but they have a few things in common. This includes a main character who is twenty-ish, exploring life and her own role in it, and grappling with the phoniness, hypocrisy and superficiality of the adults in her life. Oh, and of course, there's the scene in which she attempts to escape the world around her by exhaling bubbles while sitting at the bottom of her parents' pool.
Added to this in India Sweets is something The Graduate does not have, i.e., the implications, both subtle and not, of what women have to tolerate in a male-driven culture. The message comes across, loud and clear!
A Vida Invisível (2019)
An Emotional Journey
This is the first film I've been inspired to review in months. At the end I was surprised to learn that it was over two hours long.
As I didn't know much about "Invisible Life" prior to watching it, I was fully engrossed as the plot revealed itself from the start until the unexpected ending. I really thought that the sisters, who through childhood and adolescence were as close as identical twins and then separated, would find each other during the prime of their lives.
But no, the circumstances and decisions of each perpetuated their separation and each to live her own life without the love and involvement of the other.
This film is a tragedy. Ultimately, it's about how lives can be ruined by the domination, oppression, ignorance, and cruelty of those in control. Any person who is the subject of conditions like this can relate to the two sisters who managed to find moments of happiness despite their underlying and ongoing sadness and trauma.
Most minority groups demonstrate "resilience" and adapt to the conditions of servitude and subordination they're born into, but a film like this in its fine acting, directing and writing, give details that show just how heart-wrenching their lives truly are. This film is magnificent in how intensely this was accomplished.
Before I Go (2021)
So Much To Relate To
Besides the fact that I lived for over two decades in the neighborhood in which this film takes place, there was so much I related to. The life stage in which the protagonist, Samantha, beautifully and realistically played by Annabella Sciorra found herself was so right on. I was a little annoyed when someone told her she was depressed and she denied it as I thought someone "like her" i.e., artist, New York sophisticated, etc., would know she was depressed, or would admit to it, anyway. But, OK, maybe she wasn't so savvy...? Or was just too depressed to engage?
But she did embody so much of what I know to be a depressed artist, hell, a depressed person, at a stage in life considering where do I go from here, if anywhere? Maybe I should just pack it in. But she did find reasons to live, related to all she thought she'd given up and though it was predictable, so what? Who doesn't want a happy ending, especially these days? The bottom line is the script works. Really well.
Oh, let me not forget to mention the moments of humor in Before I Go. Subtle, yes, but in my book that's the way humor should be, especially in a film about depressed or otherwise Morningside Heights characters.
The Drowning (2021)
Needs a Better Script
As I began watching this series I was excited, thinking this is going to be great. The plot appeared to be fairly original and definitely engaging. But then, things started to happen that, unfortunately, lacked credibility. Many of these had to do with the main character, played by Jill Halfpenny., in which she said and did things that seemed almost so unrealistic as to be absurd. With each episode this trend of incredible actions increased and by the last episode, the whole story seemed downright ridiculous. Too bad, because with its reasonably good acting and story potential, it should have been a whole lot better.
The Good Karma Hospital (2017)
Loving It
Since I finished watching Death in Paradise, all eight or nine seasons of it, I've been searching for a series to enjoy as much. The other night I stumbled upon The Good Karma Hospital which has some of the same features that made me love Death in Paradise: beautiful settings, attractive and interesting characters portrayed by actors with excellent acting skills, believable relationships and plot, and, of course, great scripts.
I'm about to start Episode 1 of the third season. I'm delighted to have read that production of the fourth season is happening this year.
Land (2021)
Grieving With Beauty
I tend to avoid movies that are about elderly people with Alzheimers and those in which parents grieve over the loss of a child. To me these are just too intense and ultimately sad to devote precious time to.
I chose to watch Land having only a vague idea what it was about. I'm always attracted to films in which people survive in the wilderness, especially when it's a woman on her own. By the time the reasons for Edee (Wright) going to this wilderness cabin became clear, I was engrossed in the film.
It's done beautifully. The cinematography is amazing, with continuous gorgeous shots of the land, sky, and weather phenomena. These were in stark contrast to the exquisite pain Wright's character was in. Her acting was phenomenal.
About three quarters of the way through I thought "This film is tight," meaning everything in it was necessary. It all cohered into a well-formed meaningful whole. I was a little dismayed at the ending, thus the "9", but it only served to wrap it up that much tighter.
Overall, a beautiful (and sad) film.
Blithe Spirit (2020)
Unable to Suspend Disbelief
Any time we see a movie, we have to suspend disbelief in order to get into the fictional world of a film (that's not a documentary). The huge problem with Blithe Spirit is that much of it was so unbelievable as to make it almost impossible to suspend disbelief and therefore impossible to watch.
Basically, the main theme of this version of Noel Coward's play, is that after the main male character's deceased ex-wife is summoned forth from a medium who's supposed to be a fraud (Judi Dench), said deceased ex-wife sets out to get between her former husband and his now (living) wife. For me, the big problem here was that the husband, a crime-writer, acts in such a stupid and irrational way that the whole film just seems ridiculous. Plus, the former wife, played to the hilt by Leslie Mann, was a stereotype of the vengeful scorned wife, even though anyone who is rational would recognize that that's not what she really was.
Specifically, once he has "seen" the ghost of his former wife and realizes others don't see her, he should have altered his behavior accordingly. Instead he keeps repeating the same moronic behavior over and over which just served to make me angry. Did the director and/or scriptwriter really think an audience would go for this?
Despite this major flaw, the film was visually engaging and busy enough to keep me watching despite my annoyance.
Nomadland (2020)
A Character Study
For me Nomadland has the feeling of a study: a study of a certain type of person, including her personality, to what she's attracted, what she fears, and the kind of environments to which she is drawn. Taking all these features as part of the study of Fern, the character inhabited by Frances McDormand who won Best Actress for it, the film is a unified whole.
By the end of the film I was thinking, What a sad movie. But then I realized, no, it's not supposed to be sad. It's meant to portray a very independent woman who cannot be hemmed in by anything. Not by people, not by her environment, not by her own emotions. She is always leaving.
She's presented as someone who must be free to be her own mild-mannered self for whom the only bothersome thing is having her freedom taken away. Here, freedom means not being hemmed in by needs or commitment to anyone or anything. Her mood, as well as the overall mood of the film, is portrayed like the scenery: open, vast, peaceful and full of a certain kind of mellow beauty.
I kept waiting for something terrible to happen to her, especially because of scenes such as when Fern and other women she was with were checking out tasers, suggesting they should carry them as protection. Then her friend Dave (David Strathairn) warns her about walking alone at night in a certain area.
But ultimately those scenes I interpreted as foreshadowing amounted to nothing and for that I was really glad. The subject of potential harm coming to a woman on the road alone created a bit of tension, but the film delivered a happy message by not having that potential lead to anything.
In the end, it is a subtle yet moving film in which nothing spectacular happens.
The Glass Room (2019)
A Confusing Mess
When this movie reached its end I sat here going "Huh?" I haven't felt this way about a film in a long time, thank goodness. It was highly confusing. I just read in another review here that the title was changed from the title of the book the film is an adaptation of. I suppose the confusion starts there. As I watched "The Affair" I wondered which one the title referred to because there was more than one affair. Who was with whom was unclear to me and I really didn't know what the point of the movie was either. If I can see it again without paying (which I had to the first time) perhaps I will. Then I could redirect my attention.
The Cry (2018)
Need to See Again
I finished watching The Cry yesterday and am still shaking my head. In so many ways it's an awesome watch and was hard not to binge-watch. It's extremely engrossing in large part due to the presence of and performance of Jenna Coleman. She is both gorgeous and an incredible actor. The other leads were also excellent: Ewen Leslie, Asher Keddie, and Stella Gonet. These actors, along with an excellent script, created some fine TV watching. So why didn't I give it a 10? Because it was also at times disjointed and confusing. Because the story was shown in repeated flashbacks it was often unclear when the action was taking place. Perhaps that was intentional? Maybe the confusion was intended to increase the distress I already felt from the story itself. Regardless, I intend to watch it again as often a second viewing clarifies things missed first time around. I'm also wondering about the title. Other than the baby crying a lot, why this title? Then again, the baby's incessant crying does have a possibly larger meaning in the course of the plot, and in that context is understandable.
A Suitable Boy (2020)
Indian Soap Opera
I have never watched American soap operas. Oh I've seen one or two here and there but I was never a fan. The same can't be said for A Suitable Boy which I've come to realize could be fairly referred to as a soap. What made it different for me, however, than American ones, is what made me like or even love it: the lavish sensual feast that it was. By "sensual" I mean literally of the senses. Both visually and aurally it is gorgeous and I was totally infatuated with it...
...until after episode 4 I did something I rarely do which was read reviews. I never read critic reviews. I do read viewer reviews but usually after I've finished watching something and that's because of what happened when I read several reviews here. They affect me. Most of the initial reviews on IMDb are very negative. Before reading them I had not thought that the acting was bad. In fact, I was so caught up in the show as a big, busy, beautiful happening, that I didn't pay attention to the acting. This, along with some of the other problems that reviewers feel the show has, made me start to look at it differently.
I realized then that, yes, the acting of several of the actors isn't the greatest, and the film is full of different stories that don't relate or are not carried to logical ends, and whatever other criticisms I read. I had noticed even before reading the reviews that yes, at times the series is very confusing. I didn't know who belonged to which family. And Lata, the main character, was constantly changing. But then, was that so far from being realistic?
In the end, I think that people from India will view this series quite differently from non-Indians. As part of the latter group, I say unreservedly that despite a few flaws, I thoroughly enjoyed A Suitable Boy and hope there's a second season. After the last episode of Season 1, which disappointed me emotionally but allowed me to project to how Season 2 might start out: with Lata married, perhaps expecting, and still being her mercurial self, full of curiosity, going to wherever her interests direct her, and perhaps feeling oppressed by married life.
Hopefully, we'll get to see if this is what happens.
Some Kind of Heaven (2020)
Too Close to Home?
As I anticipate my coming milestone birthday, the big seven-oh, I for some weird reason decided to watch Some Kind of Heaven. I guess I am curious about how different people handle the challenge of ageing gracefully. Well, now I kind of wish I hadn't watched it as it left me feeling pretty depressed.
But I think it's because of the way the film was done, i.e., the characters the writer and/or director chose to focus on. Two of the women just seemed so sad it was awful. A couple of the men, too, were struggling. I'm thinking now that the film's producers should have included a character or two who were actually happy, just for balance.
Interestingly, though, the people who seemed the most troubled - Reggie and Anne, and Dennis, had histories that preceded and led up to their current troubled states shown in the film. I guess one of the conclusions one can draw from the film is that you carry your problems with you, i.e., a change of venue doesn't solve the deeper issues.
Bottom line: it was very well done but I would have liked more information about each character as well as about the place itself. Also, I wish there had been at least one resident who was content.
Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
If You're Looking For Upbeat
Wanting to watch something that wasn't heavy or portraying the ills of the world I came upon Apple Mortgage Cake. While the film does show some hardcore realities that people face, they're surmounted; the fact that it's a true story makes it inspiring. True, the film is somewhat formulaic, but the acting is fine and the script catchy enough to make it entertaining and fun to watch.
Ammonite (2020)
A Film of Opposites
I watched Ammonite without once being bored. Interesting, considering how little dialogue there is. I think I was mesmerized by eyes: mostly those of Kate Winslet as Mary Anning, and less so by those of Saoirse Ronan as Charlotte Murchison.
Ammonite is a film of the senses. I felt it more than thought it, similar, I suppose, to the character of Anning as she's portrayed here: a woman of few words. In the realm of the senses (!) it's gorgeous and tragic all at once. Many of those beach shots are full of passion while being cold and windy, just as Anning looks plain and unadorned while inside she has much going on.
As most of the reviews here have noted, the performances of Winslet and Ronan are exceptional. Winslet especially captures the appearance of someone who is beaten down by life but persists nonetheless, relying on a quiet satisfaction in her work. On the other hand, Ronan is an upper class woman who when we see her at first is despondent over the loss of a baby, which we understand though it's never actually stated. When she falls physically ill, Anning offers TLC, stepping up to do what she feels is right and also most likely because caring for a young woman is out of her daily routine and therefore interesting. Also, we might infer an erotic component, too.
The problem with the film for me is that, as someone who has studied script-writing, so much of what happens seems purposeful in terms of furthering the story. E.g., another opposite: while much of what happens feels natural it also feels contrived, such as when the two women go to the music event and Ronan as Murchison sits next to a former friend of Anning, causing Anning to feel disturbed and jealous, thus further implying the ensuing relationship.
And then there are the sex scenes. The first, which is not really a sex scene but an implication of one, is when Ronan/Murchison is in bed watching her husband get undressed. Then, there is her husband completely naked, different from most films which generally don't show male genitals. Foreshadowing of things to come? Yes and no.
I found the second sex scene with Winslet and Ronan to be gratuitous. Maybe because I'm an "older" adult, I prefer to watch intimations of erotic scenes rather than details. But I suppose it could be argued that if this is a film of the senses then a detailed sex scene makes sense.
Anyway, the film is interesting, to say the least. I had never heard of ammonite or Mary Anning before this, and certainly as yet another portrayal of the historical oppression of women, this is a different and important addition.
Ku'damm 59 (2018)
Exceptional Series
If I had to say what the main theme of this series is, both of its seasons included, I'd say the oppression of women. I find myself wondering whether it was greater in 1950's Germany than that decade in the U.S. With the story revolving around a family of women, a mother along with her three adult daughters, I'm fascinated by the script which has each daughter handling her relationship(s) with men differently. Overriding all of them is that grand old social more of "what will the neighbors think"? The happiness of each daughter as an individual is not nearly as important as being seen as good, virtuous, and proper, i.e., living within the societal norms.
The show is done so well that as other reviewers have said, watching it is often an emotional roller coaster. Observing these young women be subjected to not only the domination of them by their men, but the support and enforcement of that domination by other other women, I find myself feeling so grateful for the freedoms we have today that many women take for granted. I'm sure, for example, that a woman first starting out on her own today would find it incredible that back then a married woman couldn't get her own credit card or (at least in some places) not be able to eat in a restaurant alone without being seen as a prostitute.
Everyone should watch this show, both for how entertaining it is as well as educational. Special mention for the music which is like a character in itself. The blues number done by the youngest daughter who's also the rebellious one, played by Sonja Gerhardt, is terrific. Her acting is also excellent, as is that of the other main roles.
Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
Bittersweet
The best thing about 'Like Sunday, Like Rain' is that it portrays what is basically a love story between an adult woman and a twelve year old boy and doesn't sexualize it. By the end of the film I was impressed that the writer and director did not go down that road. In light of that, I really enjoyed watching a connection between two people that could be described as love without the influence of lust. Even when Eleanor and Reggie visited Eleanor's family, I held my breath, waiting to see if any of them would broach the subject. None of them did. In a way, the subject of sexuality was both opened and closed early on by Reggie's friend who, when speaking to Reggie, referred to Eleanor as "his hot nanny." And Reggie dismissed the comment.
That said, I have to admit I was kind of disappointed by the ending though I understand the rationale for it. It's practical and clean. There is a break between the characters, but each of them is left better off by the relationship by solidifying their own relationships with their creativity. I guess because I so enjoyed the love aspect, I thought there could have been a reference to the future, e.g., one of them could have said, let's get together in ten years. Or, after they each go their own way, there could have been a screen that said, "Ten Years Later" and then a scene in the future in which they bump into each other on a NYC street (or wherever).
Then again, a sequel is most definitely implicated.
The Sunlit Night (2019)
All in the Adaptation
Reading during the post-film credits that the film was based on a novel, I was not surprised. It had that feeling of abbreviation, i.e., that the various elements of the story were taken from the novel and thrown together to make a cohesive film. I enjoyed the film a lot, however, I think there could have been both more, and less. More in terms of a deepening of the relationship between the main character, Fran, and Yakov, the guy who winds up being in the same remote location in Northern Norway. Less in terms of the whole Viking piece in which Zach G. is an American playing at being a Viking King or some such thing. Then there was Fran's relationship with the painter she worked for which was not developed, and then the model who sat for her. The film was perhaps too short. But as I've said, I liked it a lot. I like Jenny Slate, and the scenery was quite spectacular.