Based on the first 20 minutes of this movie i thought i was in for an 8/10 film. you're pulled right into the main character's world, the editing is tight, it's fascinating, and the music is great.
but once it moved from a mind bender to a romance flick my enthusiasm tanked and what began as fresh and compelling became mundane and done-to-death.
not that the mixing of these genres can't successfully be done; it can and it has. but when this film split its focus it lost its traction and its pace, taking too long to recover. some how the elements of the mystery are put on the back burner. redundant scenes don't help and we go from crisp to confusing.
in the end i guess it does come together (somewhat) but by then i was disinvested and disinterested -- for while the romance element was supposed to be the connecting thread for me it bifurcated the telling, delayed puzzle pieces falling into place and diluted the intensity.
great acting though. 5/10
but once it moved from a mind bender to a romance flick my enthusiasm tanked and what began as fresh and compelling became mundane and done-to-death.
not that the mixing of these genres can't successfully be done; it can and it has. but when this film split its focus it lost its traction and its pace, taking too long to recover. some how the elements of the mystery are put on the back burner. redundant scenes don't help and we go from crisp to confusing.
in the end i guess it does come together (somewhat) but by then i was disinvested and disinterested -- for while the romance element was supposed to be the connecting thread for me it bifurcated the telling, delayed puzzle pieces falling into place and diluted the intensity.
great acting though. 5/10