This movie doesn't really come together for me. It's relatively simple and straight forward in plot. But the story is kind silly and no character in the movie is compelling or behaves in a manner aligned with reality. It doesn't really drag, and it moves quickly into the story, but there are a couple of extra fluffy things that aren't needed but drag it out.
At first it seemed like a good idea for a movie and I had hopes of something clever and hitting on notes about the human condition, but then as it goes on and you see everyone behaving in ways that don't seem realistic, it starts seeming hollow. There is no great insight in anything anyone says. I was surprised at how much the dialogue avoided anyone actually saying anything clever or insightful, since there are opportunities where a good writer could have hit some good shots.
All the actors are competent, but almost any role could have been played by someone else and they would have done just as well.
The Mother could be cut from the movie and nothing would be different.
The BF and his plot added nothing to the movie. Just fluff to fil in time.
A whole extended chapter where all the men run around the island, and then wind up back in the dining room....for no reason...just killing time.
Rod Serling would have cut this story down to 1 hour and called it 'An Episode of the Twilight Zone'.
At first it seemed like a good idea for a movie and I had hopes of something clever and hitting on notes about the human condition, but then as it goes on and you see everyone behaving in ways that don't seem realistic, it starts seeming hollow. There is no great insight in anything anyone says. I was surprised at how much the dialogue avoided anyone actually saying anything clever or insightful, since there are opportunities where a good writer could have hit some good shots.
All the actors are competent, but almost any role could have been played by someone else and they would have done just as well.
The Mother could be cut from the movie and nothing would be different.
The BF and his plot added nothing to the movie. Just fluff to fil in time.
A whole extended chapter where all the men run around the island, and then wind up back in the dining room....for no reason...just killing time.
Rod Serling would have cut this story down to 1 hour and called it 'An Episode of the Twilight Zone'.
