Sunday, January 13, 2008
SIMPLY ELEGANT
Today's film was the musical
This is a simple but deeply affecting film.
Guy meets girl, guy and girl spend a week falling in love, guy and girl sing and play music while they are getting to know one another, guy and girl get through their personal crises.
The film is all handheld. It has the feel of a home movie.
But the sound is perfect.
The use of the medium is almost faultless. Every once in a while I want them to hold still but that is the point too.
The film is partly fueled by members of the group The Frames and Glen Hansard, the 'guy', was also a band member in The Commitments (1991).
The opening segment, totally unrelated to the rest of the story, is worth the price of admission.
Perfect slapstick.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5. Rare praise indeed.
I would see it again.
