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On Netflix - old school indie


The film, as the IMDB reviews state, is very very slow.

But maybe that is not the film, that is us. Newer films and TV are so fast, so quick cut, that we think anything else is slow.

If you go back and watch old films... they are slow. This film is slow like an old film is.

Think about "Stangers in Paradise" or other old Independent Film Channel stuff from the 1990s. "Night on Earth".

On the other hand, part of the 'slow' is maybe that there are multiple stories going on at once.. but the stories dont intersect with each other ----- the characters do.

Its got some great moments, very nice. Funny too. If you can slow yourself down, its probably worth it.

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