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Poor Jane (2018)
Hmmmm
Interesting tidbit: as of Feb 2020, Poor Jane lists 7 actors as top billed. But currently has only 6 ratings.
There's a cosmic interpretation here somewhere.
Den skyldige (2018)
The movie (literally) goes nowhere
Main character is constantly talking on the phone/radio, but we never see who he's talking to. A few other reviewers spin this as some sort of a positive.
As the viewer, you expect to see the next location/scene at any moment. But it JUST. KEEPS. GOING. Like the ultimate ego stroke for the star of the film - just one big 90 minute closeup shot of his face.
And he's not even very good at his job! Any random person could've made more progress, faster than he does.
Dogville (2003)
It was just ok
Dogville has a slow pace, heavy narration dialog, and literally less than zero cinematic aesthetic. It's just interesting enough for viewing pleasure, but would prove intolerable for those lacking a decent vocabulary (like grade school students, or anyone not fluent in English, although i believe it has subtitles for many languages).
If you've already seen the 50 best films of 2003,then dogville might be worth a watch. If you're a snobby critic, or reviewer, this is probably right up your alley.
That being said, the ending was rather satisfying, unlike a lot of other pieces of "cinematic art" with some odd gimmick.
A Ghost Story (2017)
Possibly accurate, but Casey is M.I.A
The overall concept probably aligns with a lot of ppl's beliefs. Addressing the concept of time and space in the afterlife is interesting af.
I just don't see why such an intriguing concept would be so slowly paced.
A Ghost Story is lacking the usual Casey Affleck M.O. It's not what I'd call a stinker, but the entire film feels like a missed opportunity. Writer/Director David Lowery should've seized those 92 minutes and filled them with more instances of what was already there- if not an entire additional story line.