In true Kerrigan form, he continues to get the lowest, worst, most dull performances out of all cast members. I've almost come to believe he doesn't want them displaying any genuine feeling or emotion, because none of them do. When this movie first came out I watched it and thought it was all right if not riddled with plot holes and average acting. Well today the plot holes of course are still there, but the movie was so scatterbrained you don't really miss the information gaps so much. But the acting oh my gosh how can people hand in such flatline performances and still continue to get work? The attempts at creating atmosphere were effective at a few points but usually I was just thinking okay that's more than enough for this scene let's move on please. You'll recognize a big name actor here who isn't credited, which tells me he wanted to be completely disassociated with this steaming mess. After seeing his performance I don't blame him. Very poor character development, by which I mean none. Fill in the gaps yourself. The daughter was bland as paste as was her mother and lead character's mother too. At least the young mother was pretty. A lot of unnecessary scenes which I didn't really understand the need for. The words used to describe Lodge such as brilliant and artistic are far from accurate in my view. Having characters act in uniformly strange and unbelieveable ways in not artistic it's just poor film making. Claire Dolan was similarly distressing, and that other movie about a dumb drunk looking for his daughter. Keane, I think. Completely forgettable efforts that were even harder to sit through than this. Maybe watching it again would clear up any lingering questions I have but I don't think I have it in me to endure it again. It's just not that important to me....
Review of Clean, Shaven
