Golden Exits

I see three main reasons to see a movie, to be entertain, to learn something or to feel something. Miraculously, the movie manage to do neither. There's no character development. There's a plethora of characters who's live seems to be impacted by the arrival of the young australian but the end of the movie not one has changed, not one has learn something. The only impact she has finally is in their dialogue. I have a hard time constructing any argument so here is the bullet points :

• the music is flat
• the image is boring
• there's a lot of great actor but no great acting
• most of the dialogues are movie dialogues, not people dialogues.

In summary a very disappointing little boring movie. This is the kind of movie which does'nt serve any purpose.

This film tells the story of a man with a history of infidelity, who hires a young woman as an assistant. The dynamics at home changes dramatically.

I'm not sure why the film is titled as such, as the title does not seem to be connected to the story. However, that does not stop me from finding the story engaging. It portrays complex human emotions well. It has many recognisable faces as well.

At times almost theatrical in dialogue/monologue, whilst in others, the encounters are real enough to make you feel like a voyeur in a conversation that's either awkward or personal.

Even though the film is slow and some of the characters are one-dimensional clichés, I was still quite touched by it. Mostly because the dialogues are well written and the acting is top-notch. Good photography and soundtrack also helps.

The film was shot in 15 days. It felt like it took that long to watch it. The character development had potential, but it was a paradise lost. The New York setting could have been utilyzed to it's benefit, but it was nowhere to be found. I kept hanging on for some plot development. It went down like a leak in an ignored tire... very slowly. I've rated movies this poorly due to gratuitous sex. That would have improved this loser.