Console
best movie i've ever seen.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Hayden Kane
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
bjarias
With additional dialogue the entire complexion of the film would have changed. And as a matter of fact, from a couple of critic reviews, I had gone in thinking there was to be much less than there actually was. The natural sounds become much more noticeable and meaningful, and are a plus for enjoyment. Rea is one of today's great actors, and one of the few very recognizable names that when you see him on screen, he takes over his character and you then see less of 'him.' Verbeek was 27 at the time, having just graduated from theater-school a year earlier. She is remarkable and I'll seriously look forward to seeing her once again... same for the writer-director. It's a small, simple little little film, but you'll find yourself think about it long after viewing it... and it will never age.
Armand
precise, minimalist, strange. almost a form of poem. maybe a visual haiku, story of a trip, a meeting and solitude. a circle. impressive images. memories from Bergman. and dust taste. a portrait. or only testimony. a search and its terminus point. a parable. or only fragments from a house and a garden. the mixing of algae remains for me the central image. a gesture like a prey. or only need to save essence of search. because, the actors , in this case, are shadows of places. and sign of subtle desire to be part of them. sure, after film end, a lot of hypothesis bloom. but it remains only the taste of honey and ash. and a white package. like last gift.
John Raymond Peterson
The title intrigued me and to enhance my experience, I chose not to read the story-line beforehand. I was familiar with actor Stephen Rea but given the varied roles he's played in the past, it was not a factor for deciding to watch it or pass. Let it be a surprise was my thought, one which usually, as mentioned, enhances the experience; it did.I struggled to find meaning or understand what the movie was suppose to convey; it has minimal dialogue, no narration, thus I had to pay attention to every details for a glimpse of the idea. The location and beautiful scenery shots helped make it positive. All I came up with was a sense of something the actors and director projected by the simple flow of the story itself. What that sense was, I was not entirely sure or confident enough to write about it until after reading the full IMDb story-line and the reviews and critics from my usual sources. It was the reviews and in particular, the outline in Rotten Tomatoes that provided the solution to my equation.I read excellent descriptions and observations which corresponded to that sense of something I referred to. That something was two souls coming to an arrangement whereby the two key characters could live free in their respective and distinctly different way. Living together but 'Nothing Personal' despite the natural instinctual need to connect with one another, which urge they kept in check to the bitter end. Tempted as I may be to use some of the wording and comments from other reviewers, I would not; I avoid some insightful perspectives from fellow authors for the same reason. There is not an abundance of them so take the time to read a few; it should be worth your while.My conclusion is a comparison. Imagine going to your favourite art gallery or museum and spending time in the abstract sections, you can linger in front of a painting or sculpture that captures your attention. In some cases, you will purchase the piece if it is for sale and often you simply move on. Your reasons are simple; it calls to you or it does not sufficiently do so. This was the case for me and this movie; it did not sufficiently satisfy my taste. I commend those who voted high ratings as could only manage one that was I hope at least fair.
oOgiandujaOo_and_Eddy_Merckx
So I was quite pleased to see this, which, unbeknownst to me, has been a bit of a festival darling, sweeping all before it at Locarno winning six awards including the FIPRESCI, with multiple wins at the Nederlands Film Festival, and top prize at Marrakech.Director Urszula Antoniak was in attendance and said that this was her first film, it was very personal to her, and it was a perfect expression for her, she said she had all the means and finances she wanted and described it as a "work of love".Anne (Lotte Verbeek) has decided to start her life again and leave Holland, the milieu of what we can speculate has been a messy divorce, with nothing other than the clothes she is wearing and a backpack. She is in a whirlwind of pain and anger and has decided to reject the world and all people. She is quite rude to the few people she comes across. So she wanders through extremely beautiful and desolate Irish countryside scraping an existence.Eventually she chances across the most awesomely stunning peninsular hideaway, which took my breath away (location is so important in cinema). She is very rude and forms an uneasy symbiosis with Martin who gives her food in return for manual labour. He agrees to not ask her any questions, and make no demands from her outside of their contract.They're pretty much the only two characters we see. Anyway the relationship obviously develops but in the most fantastic and eventually heart-floodingly moving way, that renews Anne's faith in humanity and allows her to rejoin the living. I think the ending stuff is pretty iconic, and so well crafted in terms of plotting, so delicate. Very much of a feather with Esther Rots film Can See Through Skin which also won awards at the Nederlands Film Festival.I felt pretty much humbled afterwards.
