George Matthews (Gary Lockwood) is an aimless jobless guy in L.A. Repo-men are coming for his car and he needs $100 to pay them off. His girlfriend Gloria is trying to get into the entertainment business and he doesn't care. The war is raging and he expects to get drafted. While driving around, he spots a beauty (Anouk Aimée) and follows her car to a hillside mansion. She runs a "Model Shop" which rents out models for private photo sessions.
The repo-men are too nice. The guy should join him in retrieving the money. If there's no money, he can grab the car right away. No repo-man would let him delay like that. The tow truck driver is right. Quite frankly, it could be worst and George could crash the car or take off to who knows where. This is more than a little thing. It starts the movie. The scene could have placed it on a higher intensity but the repo-man sets a chilled tone right from the beginning. Of course, George is so chilled that he's almost dead. I get the point but the chilled tone almost stalls the movie. He doesn't have the money and he still goes to the repo office. What is that? Repo should at least ask for partial payment. I'm just stuck on the repo situation.
I'm actually intrigued with this chilled performance. His aimlessness grows out of a state of hibernation from his draft status. It's an interesting angle if the movie has a more intense outer world. This is French director Jacques Demy trying to go Hollywood. It feels like a small slice of French cinema being grafted onto Hollywood. Lockwood's acting is too static and rarely has emotional depth. He's doing the same thing from start to finish no matter what's happening to his character. The idea is a little intriguing but the movie has no tension.
The repo-men are too nice. The guy should join him in retrieving the money. If there's no money, he can grab the car right away. No repo-man would let him delay like that. The tow truck driver is right. Quite frankly, it could be worst and George could crash the car or take off to who knows where. This is more than a little thing. It starts the movie. The scene could have placed it on a higher intensity but the repo-man sets a chilled tone right from the beginning. Of course, George is so chilled that he's almost dead. I get the point but the chilled tone almost stalls the movie. He doesn't have the money and he still goes to the repo office. What is that? Repo should at least ask for partial payment. I'm just stuck on the repo situation.
I'm actually intrigued with this chilled performance. His aimlessness grows out of a state of hibernation from his draft status. It's an interesting angle if the movie has a more intense outer world. This is French director Jacques Demy trying to go Hollywood. It feels like a small slice of French cinema being grafted onto Hollywood. Lockwood's acting is too static and rarely has emotional depth. He's doing the same thing from start to finish no matter what's happening to his character. The idea is a little intriguing but the movie has no tension.