roadstar06
Joined May 2012
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Take too many story lines, choppy editing,use every cliché' ever written,create shallow,wooden characters and make Julia Roberts look like an anemic guy in drag and you have this dumpster-fire of yikes.
What is truly tragic is the cast individually are proved talents and you can tell how hard they are trying in this, but the directorial malpractice is so profound that the patient is lost almost immediately.
i can only imagine the quiet agony of this terrific cast at the wake/premiere of this catastrophe.
If you dislike someone intensely, buy them the DVD as a "gift".
Hopefully the writers and the director are managing an IHOP somewhere soon. for the sake of all entertainment.
What is truly tragic is the cast individually are proved talents and you can tell how hard they are trying in this, but the directorial malpractice is so profound that the patient is lost almost immediately.
i can only imagine the quiet agony of this terrific cast at the wake/premiere of this catastrophe.
If you dislike someone intensely, buy them the DVD as a "gift".
Hopefully the writers and the director are managing an IHOP somewhere soon. for the sake of all entertainment.
Why do I love this movie so very much?
The level of smarm and snark is beyond stellar, Caine is absolute perfection.
Sure it's cliché' filled and spectacularly dated, but I think that is part of why it's so entertaining. Mickey Rooney is an interesting casting decision, and it makes me wonder if part of the reason he is in it was to secure financial backing from the studio. He was after all a huge force in the business at this time.
Back to the movie. There's no point to breaking down technical parts and storyline continuity. It is far greater than the sum of it's parts.
It's the kind of gem you find that reminds you of your reason for searching...
Equal parts grit and ingratiating , it deserves to be watched if for no
other reason than for a grimy window into the world of early 70's movie-making.
Watch it. It's a Sunday afternoon delight.
It's a imperfect, melancholic joy.
The level of smarm and snark is beyond stellar, Caine is absolute perfection.
Sure it's cliché' filled and spectacularly dated, but I think that is part of why it's so entertaining. Mickey Rooney is an interesting casting decision, and it makes me wonder if part of the reason he is in it was to secure financial backing from the studio. He was after all a huge force in the business at this time.
Back to the movie. There's no point to breaking down technical parts and storyline continuity. It is far greater than the sum of it's parts.
It's the kind of gem you find that reminds you of your reason for searching...
Equal parts grit and ingratiating , it deserves to be watched if for no
other reason than for a grimy window into the world of early 70's movie-making.
Watch it. It's a Sunday afternoon delight.
It's a imperfect, melancholic joy.
First of all, better sound editing would have improved certain scenes greatly. touches like proper ballroom music with reverb that matches the room ambiance is an easy one.
Sound transitions from scene to scene will reduce the "jarring" effect for the viewer and give a natural feel instead of distracting from story.
The weird wobbly camera angles in the beginning are just annoying. Just stop doing that. ugh.
Delivery of the dialogue is relatively strong, but some of the actors need to beware of the "sing-song" delivery they fall into easily. The words are supposed to MEAN something to the character, that's doesn't happen when it's sounds like 12 year olds at the mall. Again, this was only occasional. The ladies in this were capable and did a fine job.
quick tech flaw: The camera shots playfully taken at the creek needed to have the CAMERA LENS OPEN on the camera she's using.. lol. people notice those things, and a good continuity/production assistant would've'e been on top of that. ;)
The above might seem harsh and nit-picky but can make a real difference in product.
Watchable but not Big-Screen quality, good story concept, decent pacing, strong effort all around.
Sound transitions from scene to scene will reduce the "jarring" effect for the viewer and give a natural feel instead of distracting from story.
The weird wobbly camera angles in the beginning are just annoying. Just stop doing that. ugh.
Delivery of the dialogue is relatively strong, but some of the actors need to beware of the "sing-song" delivery they fall into easily. The words are supposed to MEAN something to the character, that's doesn't happen when it's sounds like 12 year olds at the mall. Again, this was only occasional. The ladies in this were capable and did a fine job.
quick tech flaw: The camera shots playfully taken at the creek needed to have the CAMERA LENS OPEN on the camera she's using.. lol. people notice those things, and a good continuity/production assistant would've'e been on top of that. ;)
The above might seem harsh and nit-picky but can make a real difference in product.
Watchable but not Big-Screen quality, good story concept, decent pacing, strong effort all around.