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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Interesting, laid back version of the Shepherd play. When I saw this on stage in New York, with Ed Harris in the lead, it was all frenetic energy and danger. Here the piece is more moody and dreamlike. At times that works tremendously well, and it is visually beautiful. The play has been opened up in a way that feels natural and not forced. And the use of narration is very interesting and productively unsettling, since the memories we see do not quite match the words we hear.
On the other hand, the slower pace makes the writing feel more melodramatic and almost old-fashioned in its twists. And Shepherd is nowhere near as interesting as Harris was on stage. We never feel that he is really dangerous. He comes off more as a love-struck kid than obsessed man. And it ends with a whimper, not a kick. Still, there are plenty of less interesting theater to film adaptations out there.
On the other hand, the slower pace makes the writing feel more melodramatic and almost old-fashioned in its twists. And Shepherd is nowhere near as interesting as Harris was on stage. We never feel that he is really dangerous. He comes off more as a love-struck kid than obsessed man. And it ends with a whimper, not a kick. Still, there are plenty of less interesting theater to film adaptations out there.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sam Shepard. The writer as well as the lead actor in this amazing intense drama.
A complex story, it seems to get better the more often you watch it. The main characters are superb, the lighting and camera work are quite exceptional, as is the design and direction. The setting is a cheap rundown motel and scrap yard and yet it is beautiful because all the colours and textures have been so carefully chosen. Sam Shepard is so talented in such an unusual way. A normal family, man, woman and little girl come to stay in one of the chalets and shots of their ordinary lives are intercut with the unfolding of the main story. Completely absorbing because there is no solution, we see the end of this phase in these peoples lives knowing full well that their anquish will continue. Brilliant.
A complex story, it seems to get better the more often you watch it. The main characters are superb, the lighting and camera work are quite exceptional, as is the design and direction. The setting is a cheap rundown motel and scrap yard and yet it is beautiful because all the colours and textures have been so carefully chosen. Sam Shepard is so talented in such an unusual way. A normal family, man, woman and little girl come to stay in one of the chalets and shots of their ordinary lives are intercut with the unfolding of the main story. Completely absorbing because there is no solution, we see the end of this phase in these peoples lives knowing full well that their anquish will continue. Brilliant.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is excellent but haunting .
The way its filmed is visually stunning and Robert Altman has made what i believe is another masterpiece.
The way its filmed is visually stunning and Robert Altman has made what i believe is another masterpiece.
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