Love Henry Fool. Did not care for Fay Grim.
Will I like Ned Rifle?
shareIf it's not too late, YES!
Ned Rifle is the true sequel to Henry Fool. Fay Grim is probably my least favorite, most disappointing film from Hartley.
Ned Rifle is a lot like Henry Fool. Same type of humor, pacing. It's a real continuation.
And it has Henry, who was woefully missing from Fay Grim (until of course the end)
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If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice
I must admit that I was so disappointed with Fay Grim and it put me off seeing Ned Rifle. Eventually I decided to rewatch Fay Grim, followed by Ned Rifle. I can see the good things in FG, now...it's really very funny, with some classic Hartley dialogue. It does get weighed down with exposition and genre...and this is why it felt so different to Henry Fool. I'm pleased to say that Ned Rifle is a fantastic Hartley film which recaptures some of the glory of HF, and generally feels much truer to that original.
All trilogies have a weaker film in them. In three colours, it was white. In Before, it was Sunset etc.
Just forget you ever saw it. It's better that way.