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Boring

posted 19 years ago by ImyManz99
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I am a huge Daniel Macivor fan, but the screen adaptations of his plays always seem to lose the sense of life, passion, fire and irony, that made them successful stage plays in the first place.

I had to turn this movie off out of sheer boredom. It looked like a boring made for TV movie, with nothing happening in any of the scenes, and boring performances by the actors. Some nice small town photography is the only thing you get. I know that these "return to your small town home" movies have slower, more subtle and melancholy pacing, but if you'd like to see how that is done well in film, see Burt Lancaster's "Local Hero" (1983).

[–] yayas-1 19 years ago

I agree in a way. It wasn't exactly boring, but
I almost stopped watching several times (I just
finished it). The sound was bad I thot. One
thing I really liked, the scenery, it was so
Maritimish. I live in the midwest, but have
visited Nova Scotia a lot and am always startled
by the contrast of the wonderful scenery to the
horridness of the local architecture. Also, the
sisters were ugly to each other in a realistic
type way and that in itself is a cut above the
typical Hollywood movie on this theme.

[–] xffanatic_4ever 18 years ago

Gotta say... I adore this movie...I loved the sister's journeys in particular and the different levels of all of the relationships. Not to mention, Molly Parker is simply amazing (as usual). My only complaint would be I didn't really believe Molly as the youngest sister, rather Louise. I guess that was kind of supposed to be the case though, with her being somewhat stunted emotionally perhaps. Other than that, a thoroughly enjoyable film IMO, that I loved the whole way though. I really cared about these people and totally believed them as sisters and was glad to see them triumph over their pasts. I like family dramas in general, especially when the dynamics are really felt as a viewer and the connection is evident, not just distant or hostile relationships that don't ring true. I didn't think it was boring at all.

"My drugs are red, white, and blue"

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[–] wg123456789 15 years ago

It was all I could do to watch it until the end. I don't know what made me gag more, the dialogue or the clouds of cigarette smoke.

[–] noveltylibrary 14 years ago

It started out well for me, but it unfolded poorly, as if it had no audience.

[–] rex_ilusivii 13 years ago

It's not boring; it's just that it flies way over the head of yours, op.

From the Village Voice review:

Much more happens in Marion Bridge than a simple plot recital might indicate—it's an accumulation of telling incident, of interior softenings and hard-earned gestures of kindness. (In the movie's most indelible scene, a whispered offer of a cup of tea unleashes a flood of tears.) We're conditioned to expect an ultimate showdown, of course, and the filmmakers deliver one, but only as an expertly calibrated study in anticlimax. Face to face with her target, Agnes steadies her gaze, holds it a moment, then walks away—a tiny, maybe meaningless victory, and a breathtaking proof of the near impossibility of catharsis.

no i am db

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