This movie is not very good. First off, it was terribly overlong by 30 to 40 minutes. Several scenes repeated plot points established earlier and could have been omitted altogether. Every scene, in fact, could have been shortened by at least a minute, and still gotten the point across. Now, about those actors. Props to them for giving their all, but if the acting was any more wooden, they'd have to be on the lookout for termites. The direction seemed to go from heavy-handed to practically non-existent from one scene to the next. The editing was some of the worst I've seen. Some edits were made mid-scene causing an awkward and abrupt movement of a character. Actors sometimes flub lines, of course, but those are always edited out in favor of a retake. Not in this movie. This director prefers going with a single take and, as a result, correcting a minor flub didn't seem like it was worth adding $1000 to the film's budget. Had the acting been a little better, it might have added to the realism, but alas, it was not to be. The cinematography and sound were bad in equal measure. This movie could have been filmed using an iPhone and it might have been a step up. Lastly, the sensitive subject is worthy of being addressed, but it has been covered before in far better movies like Melancholia, American Beauty, Mulholland Drive, and so on, The lone semi-bright spot was the screenplay. Every now and then, I heard a line that resonated with me, but not often enough to warrant any more than a two-star review. I like to support art films, and I appreciate the effort and sincerity put into this movie by all involved, but this one was a complete misfire I'm afraid.
