This movie is a treasure trove of meticulous detailed gold nuggets. Of course, you'll have to be willing to jump through the hoops: the "3rd wall breaking" is admittedly used as just another prop, so frequently and blatantly shoved in your face... But always with a purpose and just not so much as to make you fed up with the gimmick.
I will grant that the actors going in and out of character and crossing three different levels of fiction might be more than most people are willing to bear. But this movie packs a whole lot in 100 minutes. I'm sure that is also one of the reasons for the narrator+3rd-wall-breaking format, because text can still pack a lot in less time than cinematic narration. There is in fact one scene where two actors (out of the main script) actually admit to that, as they comment on a scene that they had rehearsed for this play but that was eventually removed just to cut running time.
And there is so much talent in this cast, it otherworldly. An absolute must for any movie fan.
I will grant that the actors going in and out of character and crossing three different levels of fiction might be more than most people are willing to bear. But this movie packs a whole lot in 100 minutes. I'm sure that is also one of the reasons for the narrator+3rd-wall-breaking format, because text can still pack a lot in less time than cinematic narration. There is in fact one scene where two actors (out of the main script) actually admit to that, as they comment on a scene that they had rehearsed for this play but that was eventually removed just to cut running time.
And there is so much talent in this cast, it otherworldly. An absolute must for any movie fan.
