To be able to enjoy this movie, you first need to be open minded about digital video. You have to realize that DV will never look as pretty as film, so just get over it. That aside, the story itself is centered around three main characters, all women, who each seek freedom from the men in their lives. The strength in the film is not in the screenplay, but rather the emotion that is drawn out of the characters by the actresses themselves. Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey and Fairuza Balk each give excellent dramatic performances. However, one fault I had with the film was the fact too much background information on each character was released through narration instead of being shown through action. It seemed as if the director/writer, (Rebecca Miller daughter of famed American playwright Arthur Miller), got lazy and decided to just take up screen time quoting directly from her book. Nevertheless, I found the film enjoyable and definitely worth seeing. I rated this film 7/10.
Review of Personal Velocity
