This is a helluva decent movie. It's about three roommates that deal with the death of a fourth new arrival as well as his suitcase full of cash! I especially like how in this movie the characters are each likable and dislikable for certain reasons. Alex is funny and charming, but immature and irresponsible. David is creepy and bipolar, but gets done what has to be done. Juliet smart and fun-loving, but slutty and conniving as well. This is kind of a character study.
Too many films about friends betraying each other either have the change from friend to foe way to sudden or have some cheap plot device like "they were against me all along". I think this movie really captures the delicate dimensions of a three-way friendship slowly falling apart at the seams. Each character even makes attempts to help the others or save the bonds they have. In the end, when greed overcomes them, it is still very believable and even a little bit touching in the sense that they've sincerely tried to make everything work out in the most peaceful way possible, but still fail. In the end I felt only completely disgusted by the moral display of one particular friend. The other two left with a shred of decency still intact.
8/10 Good stuff. Almost 9.
Too many films about friends betraying each other either have the change from friend to foe way to sudden or have some cheap plot device like "they were against me all along". I think this movie really captures the delicate dimensions of a three-way friendship slowly falling apart at the seams. Each character even makes attempts to help the others or save the bonds they have. In the end, when greed overcomes them, it is still very believable and even a little bit touching in the sense that they've sincerely tried to make everything work out in the most peaceful way possible, but still fail. In the end I felt only completely disgusted by the moral display of one particular friend. The other two left with a shred of decency still intact.
8/10 Good stuff. Almost 9.