pattkal
Maybe it's because I am NOT a big fan of Kristen Stewart, but I found this movie to droll and slow. Same Waterston is a wonderful actor and doing what he does best (ala Law and Order) and this is talk. I love movies that have interacting characterizations and tell a story. Sometimes the attempt to tell a story with either connecting or non-connecting people doesn't always work out. It does try to humanize the plight of the average American family plagued with everyday problems, but it was stuff we already know.I found this film convoluted, talky and didn't go where I felt it COULD have gone to make it more interesting. Sorry but it was a sleeper me. I like Tribeca Film festival movies for the most part, but this one just did not do it for me. Sorry
Seth_Rogue_One
Seemed like an alright flick based on the trailer and the cast but it was a very forgettable experience.Takes itself way too seriously, overpretentious and oversentimental yet lacking interesting plot-developments and characters to truly care for. With some deeply contrived dialogue that just does not feel natural half the time, for instance why is Kristen Stewart who's supposed to be a emo teenager speaking like she's reciting for Hamlet or something?Now don't get me wrong I actually like K Stew a lot generally but her character in this I don't think anyone could make seem believable.Luckily (in a way I suppose) her character only shows up from time to time but then it's a ensemble movie and unfortunately the other characters aren't that much better and not much plot to speak of.It's not bad to the point that I want to bash my head into a wall or anything but in the end it mostly felt like a wasted time watching it.
Tony Heck
"You can't see you're in charge of yourself." The lives of many people and families all intersect after the attack on popular professor Walter Zarrow (Waterston). A husband and wife in marriage trouble, a wife with health issues, a young woman with mental problems and two old friends on opposite ends of the law all have an impact on each other without realizing it. I really enjoy movies like this. Movies where seemingly individual stories all converge at the end. Movies like Crash, 11:14 and recently She's Funny That Way have all used this mechanic with success. This one adds to that. The movie starts off a little slow but really grows on you and by the end you really don't want it to end. The only downside is the movie is a little too predictable, but it does have enough curves to keep you surprised though. The acting is very good in this and this is a sleeper movie that should be seen by more people than it will. Overall, a movie to watch for the acting and the story, not for everyone but those that like it will really like it. I did. I give this a B+.
Peter Lorme
Anesthesia (2015) is an indie drama is produced,written,directed by Tim Blake Nelson, who also stars in the film. This film is a mixed bag for me. I thought the acting was phenomenal. The script was creative, but at times I found it dull. I was bored for most of the film. The ending was investing and pulled me in. I cannot say that about the majority of the film. The movie centers around several characters. This can either work or flop. The movie manages to do both. The characters I liked/cared about: the professor, the self-destructive student and the junkie. The characters that I didn't like/care about: The cheating husband and his alcoholic wife, the junkie's brother, the professor's wife. The other characters are neutral, mainly because they are completely forgettable. Solid start, flat middle, great ending.
AD
