Comments on: TIFF 09 Review: Life During Wartime http://www.rowthree.com/2009/09/18/tiff-09-review-life-during-wartime/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew James http://www.rowthree.com/2009/09/18/tiff-09-review-life-during-wartime/#comment-47589 Andrew James Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:13:19 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=18492#comment-47589 *BUMP* Getting a bit wider release this week. While not awesome, worth checking out. *BUMP*

Getting a bit wider release this week. While not awesome, worth checking out.

]]> By: Kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2009/09/18/tiff-09-review-life-during-wartime/#comment-36463 Kurt Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:07:13 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=18492#comment-36463 Shirley Henderson is Queen in my book. She is awesome in everything she does, even the Bridgit Jones' Diary movies. She is a Winterbottom regular player, and she is very, very awesome in the Danish movie, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, a movie that everyone should try to seek out. Shirley Henderson is Queen in my book. She is awesome in everything she does, even the Bridgit Jones’ Diary movies.

She is a Winterbottom regular player, and she is very, very awesome in the Danish movie, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, a movie that everyone should try to seek out.

]]> By: Andrew James http://www.rowthree.com/2009/09/18/tiff-09-review-life-during-wartime/#comment-36462 Andrew James Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:54:04 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=18492#comment-36462 An interesting ensemble of actors and their various styles (which don't seem to have been directed very well by Solondz) is the key ingredient here. Ally Sheedy is terrible in her attempt at being contemptible yet the younger sister is fantastic in her stage-like, "fairy tale theater" like performance. The little kid drives me crazy while Allison Janney is terrific as always. It's like all of these actors look at the film in a different light and hence, some of them work and some don't. I did really like the movie, but it doesn't quite have the prowess and impact that <span class="movie">Happiness</span> has. It does drag a bit here and there, but for the most part it flows nicely and the character interactions are compelling if a bit unbelievable. An interesting ensemble of actors and their various styles (which don’t seem to have been directed very well by Solondz) is the key ingredient here.

Ally Sheedy is terrible in her attempt at being contemptible yet the younger sister is fantastic in her stage-like, “fairy tale theater” like performance. The little kid drives me crazy while Allison Janney is terrific as always. It’s like all of these actors look at the film in a different light and hence, some of them work and some don’t.

I did really like the movie, but it doesn’t quite have the prowess and impact that Happiness has.

It does drag a bit here and there, but for the most part it flows nicely and the character interactions are compelling if a bit unbelievable.

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