Saturday, September 11, 2004
WICKER PARK
Featuring: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard
Brief Synopsis: 2 guys, 2 girls, a lot of romantic/stalker interest.
Comments: This really is such a strange film that it difficult to decide what to type. It reminds me of a Booker prize book that I once borrowed off Kiley where each chapter is told from a different person’s viewpoint with the story moving along. This naturally makes reading or watching difficult as we expect a linear storyline with the occasional flashbacks that are fill in the background. However with this method of movie telling, it made the first third of the film very confusing (and a little boring) to watch but after the viewer understands what is going on, the realization dawns that it a clever and fairly original way to tell the story.
It is a romance story worth telling as romantic interests and desires fly all over the room. The storyline is mainly driven by Josh Hartnett’s character at the beginning but we are slowly introduced into the viewpoints of the three other protagonists as time rumbles on. At the end of the film, both my wife and I agreed it was enjoyable but disagreed on whether it was worth watching again if given the chance. I argued yes on the grounds of The Sixth Sense where the beginning would now make sense in the context of the whole film but she thought not because the surprise factor would no longer be there although the boyish Josh Hartnett would!
Thing to learn from this film: You can’t make somebody love you.
Rating: 8/10
Featuring: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard
Brief Synopsis: 2 guys, 2 girls, a lot of romantic/stalker interest.
Comments: This really is such a strange film that it difficult to decide what to type. It reminds me of a Booker prize book that I once borrowed off Kiley where each chapter is told from a different person’s viewpoint with the story moving along. This naturally makes reading or watching difficult as we expect a linear storyline with the occasional flashbacks that are fill in the background. However with this method of movie telling, it made the first third of the film very confusing (and a little boring) to watch but after the viewer understands what is going on, the realization dawns that it a clever and fairly original way to tell the story.
It is a romance story worth telling as romantic interests and desires fly all over the room. The storyline is mainly driven by Josh Hartnett’s character at the beginning but we are slowly introduced into the viewpoints of the three other protagonists as time rumbles on. At the end of the film, both my wife and I agreed it was enjoyable but disagreed on whether it was worth watching again if given the chance. I argued yes on the grounds of The Sixth Sense where the beginning would now make sense in the context of the whole film but she thought not because the surprise factor would no longer be there although the boyish Josh Hartnett would!
Thing to learn from this film: You can’t make somebody love you.
Rating: 8/10
Comments:
Post a Comment
