In Reply to: Follow tin's advice, rent The Man from London... everyone must posted by Victor Khomenko on September 27, 2010 at 06:21:47:
quivering lower lip? That's definitely NOT Acting 101. They teach that in Master Class. She must have been fun to live with as she practiced it, "Honey, is it wiggling now or just flopping around?"
More than one review has said you don't care about the characters or story, that they're not "the point."
I very much cared about the guy, about the ominous criminal.
There is something interesting that happens in a Tarr film: the seeming objectivity catapults the viewer into the scenes--- you feel you are hidden just out of sight, an unseen witness. I think the English detective's performance is a tour de force.
I have yet to see a Tarr film that I didn't want to see again.
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Follow Ups
- What did you feel about Swinton? Did you notice that - tinear 08:05:58 09/27/10 (2)
- She was good, I thought, but I am not a fan of hers - Victor Khomenko 08:38:03 09/27/10 (1)
- This film made me very happy, indeed, to have my Kuro. The color black should have been in the - tinear 11:17:27 09/27/10 (0)