dazs8
I can see what it was trying to do, but I really didn't care as the first half is dull and pretentious. The monologue in the middle is great and leads you into a better second half. But ultimately your still left as empty as the first half, the lack of script and the lack of subtitles for everything Casey Affleck says. (Or ever said for that matter!)
Watch if you're an insomniac, you'll be asleep in no time.
Or read the subjects of the IMDb reviews, that's far more entertaining.
cjfraser-41223
I can see an incredible amount of people calling this film slow and pretentious. And while I'd definitely agree with the former, I found the film far to simple and mesmerising to be considered pretentious.The movies first 30 minutes or so is definitely slow with extremely long takes with nothing noticeably important happening. And while watching each of these long takes you will definitely find yourself, as I did, wondering what the point of it is. But the film won me over one shot at a time, for example the scene starts, it's slow moving and honestly boring to Begin with, but by the end of it you see the purpose in the way it makes you feel and that's really what the movies about.Anytime I found myself becoming bored I grew to trust the film to win me back and show me that there was a purpose to what I just watched, and without fail the film always kept me interested in where it was going and I new it would find an interesting way to take me there.I often find that I can be a bit nihilistic in life in general and I definitely see (at least in my interpretation anyway) there's a theme of nihilism throughout the movie which honestly is probably why I enjoyed it so much and why I found it so entertaining. After the first 30 to 40 minutes the film does know that if it wants to keep your attention it's going to have to do something different, and it does. The shots gradually get shorter, there is eventually changes in setting and people start to come and go and things that are set up earlier get to show there purpose and give context to earlier scenes that at first may of seemed pretentious.This is a really hard movie to know who to recommend to so all I can say is give it a shot. Sit down, turn off your phone and the lights, and form your own opinion on it.
johncorosz-95980
At the end of the film, the ghost finally does retrieve his wife's note, and upon reading it, he is free of the time loop and immediately disappears. However, what's written down is never revealed to the audience. "We thought about whether or not we should show it, but it doesn't matter as much as just knowing that he got it," says Lowery. "Nothing written there would mean anything to the audience at that point, and it would just complicate that moment - you'd see something, process it, and then wonder what it means." - Now that is the official ending. Geeez, what a let down. I guess I thought ghosts (as depicted often in literature and now days in documentaries) haunted places due to tragedy and grief linked to the soul doing the haunting. In this we see a note being placed, a lover dying accidentally and another love leaving for a new life. We all know that often these events in life will pull us (often) into the thoughts of the past. So it goes without saying that the ghost should REALLY have been Mara (the wife).
nimloc
One of the few movies I've seen in ages that actually inspired some thought. Made a good portrayal of the human spirit and it's search for attachment and relevance. Have to admit, I first watched it because the ghost was wearing a sheet and I assumed it would be ridiculous and I was on a cruise ship and the movie options were limited. Although I did openly mock many parts of the film, it did hit the high points of loss and longing. Anyone who has ever lost someone special will be able to appreciate the emotion of the ghost as it wants to connect, but simply cannot reach out across the void. Was expecting a 'Scooby Doo', but got a 'Ghost' with the ability to emote.
AD
