This film is a bit of an odd one, but still quite intriguing enough to justify watching, perhaps more than once. Of course, Sam Elliot delivers an absolutely perfect delivery of his character. Truth be told, I have yet to see Sam do anything in a film that wasn't A list quality acting, even if the film itself didn't warrant his usual caliber of talent.
But actually, this film did deliver, and is not at all a blemish on his collection of work. Aside from that, Carlton Elizabeth really delivered her character as well, and then some. I'm not that familiar with her work, but will make it a point to look for her in other films. Besides being absurdly beautiful, in an almost transhumanist sort of way, she did deliver a surprisingly credible performance.
As for the story itself, well . . . nothing that hasn't been done before, but the otherwise somewhat cliché' plot does get a bit of help via the delivery platform of a series of flashback video vignettes, woven together into a sort of jagged tapestry that unfolds throughout the various scenes.
No spoiler here, but if anything, the ending was more than a bit implausible. It takes a really serious amount of suspension of disbelief to make this come together into some sort of credible climax (sorry, very bad pun here).
So, perhaps the story itself somewhat disintegrates into a less than credible ending, but the caliber of the character studies within the story still makes it a worthy film experience.
Not spectacular, but not terrible either . . . somewhere in between, with a bit of a leaning toward the better than 50% rating, as it were. I can go with 7 stars here.
But actually, this film did deliver, and is not at all a blemish on his collection of work. Aside from that, Carlton Elizabeth really delivered her character as well, and then some. I'm not that familiar with her work, but will make it a point to look for her in other films. Besides being absurdly beautiful, in an almost transhumanist sort of way, she did deliver a surprisingly credible performance.
As for the story itself, well . . . nothing that hasn't been done before, but the otherwise somewhat cliché' plot does get a bit of help via the delivery platform of a series of flashback video vignettes, woven together into a sort of jagged tapestry that unfolds throughout the various scenes.
No spoiler here, but if anything, the ending was more than a bit implausible. It takes a really serious amount of suspension of disbelief to make this come together into some sort of credible climax (sorry, very bad pun here).
So, perhaps the story itself somewhat disintegrates into a less than credible ending, but the caliber of the character studies within the story still makes it a worthy film experience.
Not spectacular, but not terrible either . . . somewhere in between, with a bit of a leaning toward the better than 50% rating, as it were. I can go with 7 stars here.