First off, why do keep insisting that Hollywood should give you a free half hour? The movie is only 90min.
To the OP, why can't a movie just be a look in the window of a brief moment of the characters' lives? Look at the "Sunrise/Sunset" movies as an example of this. All film doesn't need to be epic in scope, or have total resolution to every plot line. All coming-of-age movies are not created equal; some give you the "What have they become/where are they now" epilog, and others, like this, do not. Isn't it OK to use your own imagination, as the main character did at the end, to wish how things would turn out?
It might have seemed at first glance that they rushed through things that others would have focused on, such as the date rape scene, but I'm kinda glad it didn't turn into an after school special.
As for her supposed promiscuity, that all became clear to me when her mother was pleading her case for her infidelities by saying she had only slept with the dad up to this point of serial cheating, and look how great that turned out. Cut to Kenny telling Lucy that studies show couples that have had previous partners are in happier relationships and that it'd be alright to explore sexually as long as she was a convincing liar about it. This reinforced how she didn't want to repeat the mistakes of her own parents, which was a major point in the story for me.
Why you think that a Transformers movie is an antidote for small indies like this is beyond me. To each his own, I guess.
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LTUM
10 years ago
i think the transformer thing was meant as a joke. i'm quite sure.
but the rest of your post, sounds too familiar. it's what everyone says whenever someone complains about a boring indie paint drying flick. that's my coomplaint, is it was boring as hell.
as for the two hours thing, that's splitting hairs. really? should he have checked the time log before posting? geesh
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roxist
9 years ago
To the OP, why can't a movie just be a look in the window of a brief moment of the characters' lives? Look at the "Sunrise/Sunset" movies as an example of this. All film doesn't need to be epic in scope, or have total resolution to every plot line. All coming-of-age movies are not created equal; some give you the "What have they become/where are they now" epilog, and others, like this, do not. Isn't it OK to use your own imagination, as the main character did at the end, to wish how things would turn out?
When I watch a movie, I usually expect it to relax me, or make me think, or make me feel something. This particular movie felt to me like I was watching someone else's day to day life. Our day to day life is hard enough, I don't want to see it on screen, I want to watch something that is entertaining. An indie film is no problem, as long as it is entertaining, that's all im asking for. And entertaining to me doesn't necessarily mean transformers type blockbusters, it can be a stupid comedy, its ok, but not this type of weird bizarre movie with no closure and no substance.
I'm not good with the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?
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