I gave this a 5 because a couple of scenes in the beginning were brilliant. Had they sustained, what a great movie this would have been. Overall it's more of a 3 though.
But after they make the initial points, they just make them over and over and over. Not in different ways. In the same way, each and every time.
The plot and sub-plot(s) are tiresome and contrived. And irrelevant.
Goldberg produced and it's almost a sure thing that when a lead actor produces it's to get across a point that no one's really interested in. And there's a reason for that.
I watched the 1st 20 mins of this; had to pause overnight; told several friends in the interim how great it was. Next night I started at 0 again; enjoyed the 1st few scenes just as much; then watched Goldberg chuff and stare his way through the rest. He's really a one-note actor, a more serious (and more irritating) Woody Allen.
A perfect film school short. But <<<<< a movie.
But after they make the initial points, they just make them over and over and over. Not in different ways. In the same way, each and every time.
The plot and sub-plot(s) are tiresome and contrived. And irrelevant.
Goldberg produced and it's almost a sure thing that when a lead actor produces it's to get across a point that no one's really interested in. And there's a reason for that.
I watched the 1st 20 mins of this; had to pause overnight; told several friends in the interim how great it was. Next night I started at 0 again; enjoyed the 1st few scenes just as much; then watched Goldberg chuff and stare his way through the rest. He's really a one-note actor, a more serious (and more irritating) Woody Allen.
A perfect film school short. But <<<<< a movie.