I really wanted to love this film. The cinematography was gorgeous, the acting very believable, the story compelling, and the plot very moving.
However, whereas the frenetic time-cuts/image flashing of say, a film like Requiem for a Dream, are extremely appropriate to THAT story, this film's extreme time cuts/image collaging seemed to detract and annoy from the slow, beautiful message of the original novel.
I think, in general, the novel was a tough one to translate to film. Which perhaps is always the case, but this story dealt with so many issues, so many side-lines- with a murder mystery at its heart- that when you finally get to the end of the film, you're a bit bored and very confused.
A jumble, but an okay jumble. I'm glad I saw it, despite all my criticisms.
However, whereas the frenetic time-cuts/image flashing of say, a film like Requiem for a Dream, are extremely appropriate to THAT story, this film's extreme time cuts/image collaging seemed to detract and annoy from the slow, beautiful message of the original novel.
I think, in general, the novel was a tough one to translate to film. Which perhaps is always the case, but this story dealt with so many issues, so many side-lines- with a murder mystery at its heart- that when you finally get to the end of the film, you're a bit bored and very confused.
A jumble, but an okay jumble. I'm glad I saw it, despite all my criticisms.