WasAnnon
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
Teringer
An Exercise In Nonsense
Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
rbrb
A while into this picture I shut it off. It claims to be a time travel picture about a student who can go back in time through the flooring in a hotel.
However the film is totally ruined by:
1. a snails pace muddled storyline-
2. actors who are fake and unable to be convincing-
3. made worse by choosing the most unattractive and boring players imaginable-
4. sloppy and tedious direction and presentation.I ask myself who on earth produces this trash?!1/10.
jlw-60862
41 is by far the gold standard of the microbudget/low budget indie genre which is saying a lot because I have been a fan of the genre for many years. I have seen virtually everything from 42K, Five Shells, Temporary Spirits to Finding Steve Phoenix and this is the best, in my view. That said, if you're expecting a white bread, star-studded bland mainstream movie-don't even bother. Just walk away and go see the latest Marvel thriller and enjoy the predictable corporate mindlessness-If you're like me, however, and seek out original, imaginative films by truly independent artists, this is by far the leader. The pacing and directing are flawless and there are no serious plot holes typical of self written/directed low budget indies. If you're into alternative realities and infinite possibilities this is the well-written, compelling storytelling for you.
rioplaydrum
I think probably the best elements of the technological age we live in is the opportunities younger and younger artists have to produce a decent product without the need for expensive cameras and production costs.I know very little about Australian director Glenn Triggs except for what I found from his IMDb profile.What I did find is he is a very talented and dedicated young film maker who is on the right road if he chooses to continue.The thing most striking about '41' was it's absolute reliance on pure story telling without the luxury of CGI or other big-budget distractions like expensive props or exotic locations. Glenn and his tiny crew have used just what they had to achieve what they intended.I found a few problems with the film (as I do with everything), but they were minimal and easy to address.Number one, I always find time-travel themes frustrating to deal with. The paradoxical nature of these types of stories continually leaves unanswered questions and different possible outcomes. You just are not even going to come close to pleasing everybody with a movie like this.Two, while the musical soundtrack was expertly crafted, I found it overused and begging for emotion where none was really required.And three, Glenn's final cut has some extremely ham-handed segues that for the life of me I couldn't follow, but no matter.At the end of the day, a fine story. I very much look forward to seeing more of this young man's ideas being brought to the screen.
Cathex
This is an amateur film and parts of it are good, but for the most part it is still very amateur. Perhaps the best aspect is the directing and editing, which are probably good enough for mainstream film, but nothing amazing. The editing was well done, but again, fairly standard. Like any amateur film the acting ranges from reasonable to bad, but that's not exactly the directors fault given the limited budget.By far the biggest problem is the script which at times is quite poor, most noticeably when attempting to pose deep, metaphysical questions. At times I could hear the voice of the director speaking through his actors, and this sounded inept. In amateur film the scripting and plot are perhaps the only things not really held back by a restricted budget, and unfortunately neither aspect was that good. The film failed to evolve a coherent sense of empathy for the main protagonist, it feigned emotion more than produced any and nothing ever really became that interesting or exciting. Some characters, most noticeably the cops, were little more than 2-bit cliché's, and there were quite a few moments which were unnecessary, melodramatic and time-wasting. Having said that it's not unwatchable and as amateur film goes it's probably one of the better ones. But the director, in my opinion, is not ready to make feature length titles and needs to develop his abilities further, especially his screen-writing and scripting if he wants to write his own material. On the positive, however, I have seen Hollywood films that annoyed me far more and that's saying something.
