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In Reply to: Given the published reviews I've read... posted by EBerlin on December 1, 2008 at 20:47:07:
very long--- exercise in self-pity. The clichés are non-stop (I only gave one example) and are spoken by the main character, a successful theater director. I have seen both of Kaufman's other works and, though they're interesting, they're hardly masterworks. But they have some balance, a bit of humor and aren't self-indulgent paeans to the--- sniffle--- unfairness of life.
The film has many other faults such as an overly complex layering of characters and persona and a "plot" revolving around a theater verité which takes about an hour to get off the ground.
Kaufman may be a writer of somewhat more than minor talent but as a director he's inept as hell.
Perhaps someone will watch this one-dimensional character and find something about him to care about. I didn't. But I'm not overly fond of men who cannot look beyond their own selves even for a moment.
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Follow Ups
- EB, you're quite wrong and need to see the film. It's one long--- - tinear 21:18:58 12/01/08 (5)
- Well, I will see it (hopefully soon)... - EBerlin 21:25:34 12/01/08 (4)
- Kaufman didn't direct the films you mentioned. I very much liked - tinear 07:47:52 12/02/08 (3)
- I am aware that Synecdoche is his first directing effort... - EBerlin 07:55:30 12/02/08 (2)
- He was deeply involved in the process of Malkovich and Adaptation all the way through. - sjb 08:43:49 12/02/08 (1)
- The very worst moment came somewhere SPOILER - tinear 19:57:20 12/02/08 (0)
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