A movie with such a theme needs to get at the heart of the viewer's unadulterated emotions, which this puppet-show sorely failed to do.
That the two would embark on such an affair needs to come across as a natural almost inevitable outcome given the circumstances and the bond they have formed. But nothing of the sort happened.
Instead, what we have is puppet-like acting, movements, badly stilted dialogue that's barely there - hence, it's totally unconvincing and laughable that the protagonists would have developed any real sense of bonding - not even a sense of a teenage crush, no less very complex adult ones when they barely speak nor discuss anything of real importance that would have naturally arise under the scenario.
The patronising 'muzak' the director choose to shove in to 'tell' viewers what to feel when that sort of emotion was never ever properly developed between the protagonists, given the stilted dialogue and acting, is outright amateurish and annoying. The nude scenes were just outright silly showing-off given the absent connection.
The movie theme had very real potential which was far from realised with this sort of puppet show. It doesn't make me want to watch anything else from this pretentious immature director.
That the two would embark on such an affair needs to come across as a natural almost inevitable outcome given the circumstances and the bond they have formed. But nothing of the sort happened.
Instead, what we have is puppet-like acting, movements, badly stilted dialogue that's barely there - hence, it's totally unconvincing and laughable that the protagonists would have developed any real sense of bonding - not even a sense of a teenage crush, no less very complex adult ones when they barely speak nor discuss anything of real importance that would have naturally arise under the scenario.
The patronising 'muzak' the director choose to shove in to 'tell' viewers what to feel when that sort of emotion was never ever properly developed between the protagonists, given the stilted dialogue and acting, is outright amateurish and annoying. The nude scenes were just outright silly showing-off given the absent connection.
The movie theme had very real potential which was far from realised with this sort of puppet show. It doesn't make me want to watch anything else from this pretentious immature director.
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