Very disappointing. Three short stories that do not go anywhere at all. It all seemed so pretentious – from the American Beauty camera angles to the shrill and extremely irritating Six Feet Under rip-off sound track (I never want to hear another flute again in my life). I understand that this is a peek into the lives of three sets of people, but it really strains to be interesting and fails. The actors had nothing to work with (the script was sparse and what dialog there was didn't say much of anything), the creepy kid masturbating is a complete cheap shot and did nothing but make us uncomfortable, the crying scenes - all drama but why? You never find out and what's worse, you really don't care. I didn't see Mendelsohn's other films and I hope they're wonderful, but this was nonsense. In a world where half of the new movies are based upon video games and CGI tricks, I was jazzed about going to see something that was a bit more down to earth. Like I said, this was very disappointing.
Review of 3 Backyards
