A great deal of love and thought has been put into this film by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, i remember watching an interview with them both and they seemed very proud of finally bringing it together.
Unfortunately it managed to irritate me.
The film is so full of cliché and over sentimentality that it detracts from what could have been a wonderful film. I guess part of the aim, which comes into play through various scenes was to make these characters seem rude, annoying or in some cases untrustworthy only for perception to change as the film progresses and as they get to know each other. This idea also comes into play briefly with the gyspy scene to which the outcome is an unexpected one and at other times.
The problem i have is that in reality Sheens character would have stayed well away from everyone involved.
The characters themselves are deeply unoriginal. The weed smoking Dutchman, brash Irish writer etc, it's too much. It felt so staged that i couldn't endear myself to anyone. The addition of music timed to the clock throughout the film was to me a poorly chosen and cheesy soundtrack. I won't delve into specifics on certain scenes but just a quick mention of the final scene as they peel off one by one, watch and cringe.
Some positives, the scenery is fantastic and it does have it's touching moments. Sheen is dependable.
I'm afraid i didn't enjoy this film, i felt it could have been so much more and at 2 hours long it's, far too long.
Not for me
Unfortunately it managed to irritate me.
The film is so full of cliché and over sentimentality that it detracts from what could have been a wonderful film. I guess part of the aim, which comes into play through various scenes was to make these characters seem rude, annoying or in some cases untrustworthy only for perception to change as the film progresses and as they get to know each other. This idea also comes into play briefly with the gyspy scene to which the outcome is an unexpected one and at other times.
The problem i have is that in reality Sheens character would have stayed well away from everyone involved.
The characters themselves are deeply unoriginal. The weed smoking Dutchman, brash Irish writer etc, it's too much. It felt so staged that i couldn't endear myself to anyone. The addition of music timed to the clock throughout the film was to me a poorly chosen and cheesy soundtrack. I won't delve into specifics on certain scenes but just a quick mention of the final scene as they peel off one by one, watch and cringe.
Some positives, the scenery is fantastic and it does have it's touching moments. Sheen is dependable.
I'm afraid i didn't enjoy this film, i felt it could have been so much more and at 2 hours long it's, far too long.
Not for me