tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post1206883174687826764..comments2023-10-19T11:09:08.952-05:00Comments on Fin de cinéma: Previous 10: 1 Septemberreassurancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-35975462101749726552009-01-13T10:38:00.000-06:002009-01-13T10:38:00.000-06:00Which film are you talking about?Which film are you talking about?reassurancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129227726045849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15543127.post-43562027077939608982009-01-13T07:33:00.000-06:002009-01-13T07:33:00.000-06:00Sometimes an independent film succeeds because it ...Sometimes an independent film succeeds because it is different and the producers have an original vision that is unique and refreshingly new. It is obvious that for writer, producer and director Whelan this is a labor of love. I truly wish I could say that he succeeded. I really wanted to like this film. The publicity for it really sells it as a great adventure. And it clearly has lots of fans and has won awards, but I am sorry to say it is very disappointing. Even an independent film has to have good story-telling skills. It needs to have, in addition to an original vision, above average writing, direction, casting and acting to rise to the top and establish itself. This film (it appears to have been shot as a video) does none of that. I understand that this is the first effort at something above the level of made for TV for this team. It is understandable, since it resembles a TV show more then a serious film. On a TV show a viewer can expect poor character development, cliché ridden dialog and situations and a sense that it was made very quickly. That is the impression I get from watching this very ambitious effort kind of dribble out into release. To all it's fans I say, sorry, but someone has to tell the truth, and the emperor has no clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com