Though promising, 'Generasi 90an: Melankolia,' directed by M. Irfan Ramli, fails to fully flesh out the film and, unfortunately, too many missteps harm a story that had the potential to be more about grief, loss, and letting go. The cast is good and the film is technically well made, but its lack of character development, much less sympathetic characters, make for a trying, sometimes baffling experience.
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Started well, but took a very bad turn
todd-ramirez15 January 2023
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Ok I wanted to like this. I loved the closeness of the family and the sister's friend being there for them. But then that friend has a relationship with the brother, who looked like a little boy (14ish?), while the friend looked like 19. They weren't even compatible. There was no chemistry or anything that remotely resembled a romantic connection between the two. And it happened at a time when everyone was vulnerable. It just ruined everything for me. This turn of events just didn't have any redeeming value. Instead I found it disgusting. After this deplorable development, I just fast forwarded thru to the end, which couldn't come fast enough.
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