why did this film flop?
what went wrong?
shareNo idea, to me it was a GREAT movie I loved the acting, dialogue and narrative. Gyllenhaal tends to make a couple movies that don't get the praise they should; same with the movie Enemy!
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BTW, some folks might consider some of the details below as spoilers.
By the end, I was glad I had watched it, but the first 20-25 min felt like an hour. I couldn't believe how little time had passed.
I think it picked up steam for me when Davis met Chris, who was not only a complex and interesting character, but I think made the Davis character get more engaged with himself and
with life.
I felt For Phil, who had so much grief, yet no one he seemed able to share it with. It seemed like he wanted and needed to share it with Davis, but Davis was so deep into his own grievous shock that he couldn't be there for himself, let alone Phil.
All these characters are perhaps flawed people as are we all, but also deeply damaged for their own reasons.
In a way, the guy you can feel sorriest for is Carl, the concession company owner. He was perhaps the emotionally healthiest person in the story caught among all these damaged, grieving, confused characters. He is probably much better off on his own.
I will say that why the kid was watching Davis with the binoculars and the F-you in the letter (a jibe about using the word
correctly?) confuses me. No clue To that stuff.
I would have liked a more neatly resolved ending, but I think the dots are there to be connected.