And I am liking this director for his audacity and his skill.
First, I have an inexplicably hard time with Anne. She's attractive and all but I just haven't appreciated her in many movies. I thought she was awful in Wonderland, but here she's near great. It's easy to recognize the type she's playing here and her performance rewards the audience lavishly.
Second, I know next to nothing about the director, Nacho Vigalondo, but he's managed to get solid performances from almost everyone with a major part in this unusual film, and he can clearly hold the audience rapt at will. I imagine most directors would have rejected this project out of a lack of confidence. Nacho handles it fairly effortlessly.
The plot is a sort psycho-fantasy and not really important. It's really just a way to explore some common American relationships in a way that you will almost certainly grasp without much help.
First, I have an inexplicably hard time with Anne. She's attractive and all but I just haven't appreciated her in many movies. I thought she was awful in Wonderland, but here she's near great. It's easy to recognize the type she's playing here and her performance rewards the audience lavishly.
Second, I know next to nothing about the director, Nacho Vigalondo, but he's managed to get solid performances from almost everyone with a major part in this unusual film, and he can clearly hold the audience rapt at will. I imagine most directors would have rejected this project out of a lack of confidence. Nacho handles it fairly effortlessly.
The plot is a sort psycho-fantasy and not really important. It's really just a way to explore some common American relationships in a way that you will almost certainly grasp without much help.