TiffanySays
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Like most zoomer era films meant to touch on real life struggling, this film managed to completely water down and soften the serious topic it meant to shed light on. I've never read the book, but knew the topic and expected to have difficulty watching it someone's struggle.
Instead, there are only a small handful of domestic violence scenes and they are seconds long at most downplaying how serious the topic actually is. The film wastes more time on diaglouge that drags and doesn't really go towards giving background. That alone takes away stars.
Everyone hates blake and are bias, but her acting was stronger than Justin's considering what she had to work with. The scene with Justin and her towards the end is poor on his part. It's pretentious to act and direct the same film and you just can't do as well without seeing the outside of the monitor in real time.
Overall, the film is beautiful with an artsy feel, but fails to depict the heinous nature and suffering of domestic violence. I've never read the book, but it definitely has a book feel to it.
Instead, there are only a small handful of domestic violence scenes and they are seconds long at most downplaying how serious the topic actually is. The film wastes more time on diaglouge that drags and doesn't really go towards giving background. That alone takes away stars.
Everyone hates blake and are bias, but her acting was stronger than Justin's considering what she had to work with. The scene with Justin and her towards the end is poor on his part. It's pretentious to act and direct the same film and you just can't do as well without seeing the outside of the monitor in real time.
Overall, the film is beautiful with an artsy feel, but fails to depict the heinous nature and suffering of domestic violence. I've never read the book, but it definitely has a book feel to it.
Understand that this film is indie and VERY low budget. The film quality is far from hi def and the audio isn't good. If you can get passed that then you will watch a powerful film with such a story that is unique and isn't the same overplayed story. The film is sad and a direct generational cause and effect.
They covered a lot in the 2 hr run time, but really they couldve easily made it 2.5 hours to add even more detail during each time event. This film isn't boring or dragging and it's not for the overly sensitive.
To be honest, I completely forgot about the quality once I was sucked in. That's how writing should be, unlike typical films that have poor writing with a boring plot so they have to compensate with excessive nudity and special effects.
They covered a lot in the 2 hr run time, but really they couldve easily made it 2.5 hours to add even more detail during each time event. This film isn't boring or dragging and it's not for the overly sensitive.
To be honest, I completely forgot about the quality once I was sucked in. That's how writing should be, unlike typical films that have poor writing with a boring plot so they have to compensate with excessive nudity and special effects.
This is a low budget-independent-gem from the 1990's. Filmed by less expensive cameras, the quality is no where near today's standards. If you can get past that, you are in for a treat. I almost turned it off after 5 minutes, but I am glad I did not because after the beginning scenes the picture becomes more clear for the rest of the film. If you pay attention, and listen closely from start to finish, you will understand the meaning behind this piece of art. Most torture porn films are far from artsy, so I was pleasantly surprised with this one. It was not as violent or graphic visually as I expected, but it was enough.