I disagree with the fact that this is a "touching" story. The Cinematographer never brings the audience into the emotional realm of the film because he uses the wrong lens and no filtration. It is shot to wide and with to much of a crisp "video look" to bring the viewer into the emotional life of the characters.
The movie finally makes a single good attempt of emotional cinema at the key turning point which I won't reveal but it's to late to make the audience that emotionally attached to the characters.
The film suffers from continuity and dialog discrepancies throughout. It also shows to sterile an environment. You rarely see any background characters. The three main characters almost appear alone in the real world which is not real when one is on a road trip. You can tell that John Cusack is not really driving the car.
The acting is wonderful if they just had a Director and Cinematographer to match. It was shot sloppy and this film has no "character" to itself. It could have been a wonderful film if made by someone who could have added the emotion the written script calls for.
The movie finally makes a single good attempt of emotional cinema at the key turning point which I won't reveal but it's to late to make the audience that emotionally attached to the characters.
The film suffers from continuity and dialog discrepancies throughout. It also shows to sterile an environment. You rarely see any background characters. The three main characters almost appear alone in the real world which is not real when one is on a road trip. You can tell that John Cusack is not really driving the car.
The acting is wonderful if they just had a Director and Cinematographer to match. It was shot sloppy and this film has no "character" to itself. It could have been a wonderful film if made by someone who could have added the emotion the written script calls for.