Bad Acting
You know what I crave? Lesbian movies with good actors.
shareyeah the acting felt pretensious. It felt like they were reading out lines in a drama class.
shareSure, but it beats any lesbian "literature" novel out there! I don't think Guinevere Turner's writing has improved much from what she has written for the L word. Episodes that she has written have that "Go Fish" wooden read of lines feel. Even a great actress like Jennifer Beals seems to struggle with making Turner's writing become real and invigorating.
shareI was really disappointed by this movie in terms of acting. Does anyone know of a well played, interesting lesbian movie? Even one with lesbians in it?
sharebut you have to remember that the budget for "Go Fish" was extremely low&they funded it themselves. All the actors are Rose Troche's friends&you cant expect them to be professional actors.
shareone of the worst movies. ever. I mean, come on, it's HORRID lol. we need better gay movies out there than this crap.
shareThank you for stating that ashtraygirl182! Think people!
share"but you have to remember that the budget for "Go Fish" was extremely low&they funded it themselves. All the actors are Rose Troche's friends&you cant expect them to be professional actors."
Well, maybe she should have held an audition, instead of just asking her friends. There are a lot of excellent actors out there who are willing to work for free. And besides...isn't that what directors are supposed to do? Help the actors do their job better? Sorry, but I can excuse low production costs, but not bad acting, in any case.
your budget doesn't make you do really bad, slow pans from one character to the other, so that fo @ 10 seconds all you can see if the out of focus background. it also doesnt make the camera stand too close to the actors to stage the scene and get them both in the shot, so that all you see are the noses of the twop actresses.
maybe they should have read a book about cinematography...or maybe, watched a movie...any movie, just to see how they approached something like having 2 characters on screen at once.
and maybe, rehearse? that is free.
i know about this. i am a film student. i am sure the budget for go fish is higher than all of my films combined, and i at least know how to stage a scene. its not like you need a degree from yale acting school to know how to get a performance or stage a scene...
i have to admit, its frustrating, watching something this, well, bad, while i and many of my frien ds struggle to get our 1st film made.