This film is an entire waste of time, thanks to a combination of bad camera work, lack of context, and a barely there storyline that is stretched to the extreme. First, the camera. Nearly the entire film has out of focus areas on the screen. Oftentimes one specific part of the screen is in focus and everything else is mildly blurry, and you have to look for the clear area. You think you're losing your vision and keep rubbing your eyes and blinking. Next, the music. Or more accurately, the complete lack of any background music/score/ambient soundtrack. The acting by the lady is fine, I guess, but everyone is so minimal. It tries to be every day realistic in performances, but it strips away nearly all in its minimalism so much that there is barely context anymore. Shots with minimalism drag on endlessly too. It looks like the director thought of cool framed shots, but didn't build anything around it. Scenes which are actually several minutes long of literally no change or movement, a still shot. The story barely lurches forwards, with a vague sense of even having a story that continues at all. Just scenes with nonsensical happenings that sometimes references the previous scenes. The final act is bordering on absurd, coupled with a lack of context. Just make up your own. I regret having watched this attempt at a movie.
Review of Beginning
