I can't quite decide which is worse - the script or the directing.
We're slowly introduced to John (Chaplin), a mild mannered (the mildest EVER) bank clerk looking for a mail order bride from a russian website. It's a slow, dull start to the movie that I was hoping was just setting the scene for some interesting viewing. However, Butterworth decided to maintain this tempo for the entire movie. Low tempo can be great if you have the material and sufficiently powerful acting (Lost In Translation for example), this is turgid, the actors are cardboard at best. At times we are introduced to plot points (John's ex for example) that disappear without trace quicker than they appeared. I really feel I'm wasting my breath reviewing this terrible movie - it doesn't deserve analysis. Last word - script = first draft, director = unable to get moderately good performance from a decent cast.
We're slowly introduced to John (Chaplin), a mild mannered (the mildest EVER) bank clerk looking for a mail order bride from a russian website. It's a slow, dull start to the movie that I was hoping was just setting the scene for some interesting viewing. However, Butterworth decided to maintain this tempo for the entire movie. Low tempo can be great if you have the material and sufficiently powerful acting (Lost In Translation for example), this is turgid, the actors are cardboard at best. At times we are introduced to plot points (John's ex for example) that disappear without trace quicker than they appeared. I really feel I'm wasting my breath reviewing this terrible movie - it doesn't deserve analysis. Last word - script = first draft, director = unable to get moderately good performance from a decent cast.