Teaming up with your estranged neighbor or a random stranger only to realize at a later phase that he/she isn't really the person who they were pretending to be; it's a template that has been done to death!
There was a time back then (the late 2000s, in particular) when audiences fancied such stuff, irrespective of what were they trying to tell, whatever their implications might have been. Not anymore though. Now, it all boils down to the director and how he/she decides to present the story.
Despite 'Lou' having some extra advantages on its side; like a competent technical crew, an incredible setting, and a believable lead (Allison Janney) but due to an uninspiring write-up and a set of half-baked characters; it failed to leave its mark! Albeit the movie began on a rather promising note; however, that urgency, that determination dried out in a gradual manner.
I appreciate the attempt, I really do, but they gotta go that extra mile to make such attempts rewarding, keeping them on a surface level won't ever cut it.
There was a time back then (the late 2000s, in particular) when audiences fancied such stuff, irrespective of what were they trying to tell, whatever their implications might have been. Not anymore though. Now, it all boils down to the director and how he/she decides to present the story.
Despite 'Lou' having some extra advantages on its side; like a competent technical crew, an incredible setting, and a believable lead (Allison Janney) but due to an uninspiring write-up and a set of half-baked characters; it failed to leave its mark! Albeit the movie began on a rather promising note; however, that urgency, that determination dried out in a gradual manner.
I appreciate the attempt, I really do, but they gotta go that extra mile to make such attempts rewarding, keeping them on a surface level won't ever cut it.