PlatinumRead
Just so...so bad
Mjeteconer
Just perfect...
GurlyIamBeach
Instant Favorite.
Comwayon
A Disappointing Continuation
zif ofoz
with an interesting ending.James Franco as writer Thomas Eldan is pulling on all of his mystery moody self (as he so expertly did in 'Shadows & Lies') but here in this movie - not so much. It's a long haul story of him having to cope with a tragic accident on a very snowy day. He suffers, his wife suffers, his career suffers, other people suffer .... there is a lot of emotional suffering going on here. And it continues for about 12 years (if I correctly recall). Eventually he returns to the surface of life and the suffering and guilt seem to have past. Unfortunately the past comes back, only this time as an adult. This is where the story becomes interesting because there is a level of tension and unknown intentions. Will there be another tragedy? Will there be revenge? The situation becomes edgy! You will have to watch to see what happens.Director: Wim Wenders (in my opinion) fails to project out to the viewer the misery Thomas Eldan must suffer because Franco really doesn't seem to care. It's just a part - act it out. Which doesn't make this an altogether bad movie, it just makes it long. And Wim Wenders is a famous director!
cruel_intentions-71527
The movie takes us through part of the life of a writer who goes through a traumatic experience. That's the only exciting moment of the movie. The rest is just seeing time pass and nothing really happens. Part of the story driving is even the cliché "we can not be happy because we can't have children".The camera management was alright, and so is the acting(mostly), but the script is all over the place at the beginning and when it finally seems like the plot is going somewhere, it's really not. Calling it "art film" is not an excuse for such a poor movie. I had high hopes because James Franco was in it, but even he did could not redeem this.
in1984
6.25 of 10. Definitely an art film. If it could have gone 1 step further and removed the product placement, it would be more than a fine/OK art film, potentially great.A commentary on the world where everything is okay/fine no matter what the circumstances and its impact on people, particularly young people. Set around a detached American writer man (Franco) involved with a lot of French-Canadian people living in a quasi-rural/suburban setting. Largely an introspective story about writing and how stories, characters come about.There are a few obvious holes that hurt the immersion level of the film. The kids of people with accents, whatever they may be, lack any accents. MacAdams makes the effort to be an accented character, but it's unclear whether she was one of the French Canadians or a Spanish immigrant, and the story itself leaves that open for interpretation.
peter-eldon
An artistic film about everyday life focusing on the popular writer Tomas Eldan and other artists and their close-ones whose paths cross upon each other when tragedy hits, unfolding a series of events that span over a decade. A small and realistic film by director Wim Wenders using brilliant 3D techniques centering around time and light that makes huge waves with the storytelling, the breathtaking cinematography and scenery with impressive performances, especially from James Franco and rising actor Robert Naylor. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rachel McAdams, Peter Stormare, Patrick Bauchau, Marie-Josée Croze and the young Julia Sarah Stone, Lilah Fitzgerald and Jack Fulton also feature. There were a few question marks in the script that stood out for me but the overall film-production and the skills they used satisfied me totally.
