This film was merely okay. I felt that the main character of Lucy showed very little development... She deals with her emotional problems by sleeping around and that's about it. Also, Lucy seems to be worried about her relationship with her father. It is obviously strained, so she makes small attempts to improve their situation. She seems to be distraught over this bad relationship, and eventually has the chance to confront her father. I won't give anything away, but for what should have been a very climactic scene...things went absolutely nowhere.
Her relationship with her "sort-of boyfriend" also has a lack of development. Nothing, at all, moves along...
While the characters are realistic in terms of personality, life is certainly about learning from mistakes... I strongly feel that you don't participate in this film as the viewer. You don't learn with Lucy, and you certainly don't grow with her in any way. She is fairly one-dimensional.
I like Joey Lauren Adams a lot, especially as an actor. I think that she's incredibly talented and for her first stab at directing, she should be satisfied. It's very hard to direct and it takes years and years to master. I think that Joey should put more time into her screen plays and try to develop her plots as much as possible. Is the film realistic? For the most part it's accurate personalities of people--but it doesn't really go anywhere beyond that. Overall, it's fair. Not a waste of time but not thrilling. I look forward to checking out her future efforts...
Her relationship with her "sort-of boyfriend" also has a lack of development. Nothing, at all, moves along...
While the characters are realistic in terms of personality, life is certainly about learning from mistakes... I strongly feel that you don't participate in this film as the viewer. You don't learn with Lucy, and you certainly don't grow with her in any way. She is fairly one-dimensional.
I like Joey Lauren Adams a lot, especially as an actor. I think that she's incredibly talented and for her first stab at directing, she should be satisfied. It's very hard to direct and it takes years and years to master. I think that Joey should put more time into her screen plays and try to develop her plots as much as possible. Is the film realistic? For the most part it's accurate personalities of people--but it doesn't really go anywhere beyond that. Overall, it's fair. Not a waste of time but not thrilling. I look forward to checking out her future efforts...