7/10
Too realistic or not realistic enough?
10 November 1999
Many people will not like this movie because it is too realistic. There is not a lot of action, because think about it, how much "action" do you have in your life? Most people's lives are filled with mostly dialogue, just like this movie. The dance scenes are not flashy, stereotypical examples of disco like you might find in Saturday Night Fever or 54, because most people don't dance like that. Not everyone is John Travolta. Also, noone in this story is all good, nor all bad. There is no "good guy" and "bad guy" - they are just people, and like in real life, they have traits and flaws. Many other people will not like this movie because it is not realistic. For me, it was this part that ruined an otherwise great film. I mean, who talks like this? Every other line was a great speech, and every other word was a 10$ word. Every conversation was philosophical and intellectualized, such that every character's lines had the same personality. Similar conversation was used in Pulp Fiction, but not constantly, and not beyond believability. In this movie you don't hear even one mundane phrase (Like "pass the salt", "whats up?", or "groovy, baby"). If you like lots of action, and don't like intellectualized conversation, then you probably won't like this movie, but otherwise I recommend it. 7 out of 10
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