Title: Simply Not That Good
Product review: I am being generous giving this film 2 stars. And no, it has nothing to do with being squeamish, or because it isn't a mainstream Hollywood popcorn film. I love challenging films. This just happens to not be one of them.Yes, the art direction is great. Yes the director of photography did a good job. But who cares? The overall effect is utterly pretentious. Why? Because the whole shooting concept overpowers an ultimately weak script. In order to pull-off the retro-concept of a taut drama unfolding amidst a minimum of sets, you have to have a very good story. Nudity, cannibalism and overly stylized dolley shots tracking endlessly from room to room just isn't enough to keep a person interested for a few hours. You need to be given a reason to give a damn.Since I mentioned cannibalism, let's not forget that the big pay-off of this film (where the cast eats the bad guy)was already done by John Waters in Desperate Living, and years earlier.
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