deebosong

The first few minutes of the film, i couldn't get over the 30fps video hand-held format. I was thinking, "are they crazy? at least shoot 24p..." But soon enough, the story sucked me into Melanie's plight settling into a new environment, struggling with loneliness, desperation, and upholding her facade of "everything is fine," when everyone knows that she is physically and emotionally deteriorating. I thought that the acting was superb. Not once did I feel like the actors were acting, but the video format and the emotions elicited conveyed a painful sense of realism.

This film touches upon a universal struggle of the human condition in such a realistic, frustrating, and true-to-life approach. Her inner tug of war is something that all of us have experienced at one point or another to some degree of severity.

It is truly a touching story.

I haven't felt such pity, frustration, empathy, and genuine identification with the protagonist in a long time.

Find this film and go see it.

All of the elements that comprise this film are superb. The script is hilarious upon first viewing, but becomes ingenious with each subsequent viewing afterwards. I try to use big words to sound pretentious because the film makes me feel inadequate because of its amazing craftsmanship. The filming itself is beautiful, especially the slow-motion tracking shots. The mannerisms and characters are what truly make this film shine. The repetition and over-assertion of each character is so over the top that it reaches the point of absolute hilarity.

before you watch this film, ask yourself one question: "mind if i light a j?"