We started this movie thinking the story sounded quite good. The film started and we thought the foootage was a little amateur but on purpose as part of the plot and they it would somehow spring in to a movie quality? Wow no I was so distracted by the in and out of focus and shaky camera work that I didn't even catch the dialogue of the first 5 minutes. We lasted only 10 mins in before we hit the red button and sent it to trash. I can't believe that this is on Amazon. I've personally shot bette footage on my
iPhone and gimble. Would love to know what was spent on this film as it's probably hardly anything and it shows. Sorry not for me. Wow What a waste of my 10 minutes.
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Not sufficiently engaging
calorne13 May 2024
Warning: Spoilers
I have not finished watching this film. My co-watcher and I gave up after about 30 minutes..
It is a long walk and talk between two characters. It makes some parts of London look quite pretty. There is some pleasing background music. I like the naturalistic acting . But the visuals and the discussion are simply not engaging enough to keep watching. The tone of the actors' voices becomes repetitive and soporific, the themes in the conversation are hackneyed and samey.. There is no interesting story developing.
Some years ago I remember seeing a film about a goat herder and his goats. Nothing much happened and there was little if any dialogue. But there was a beauty and serenity to the film that made it mesmerising. So a film does not have to be action packed to be enjoyable. Love in the City is certainly not action packed and unfortunately it does not have what it takes to make a slow film one you can wallow in.
It is a long walk and talk between two characters. It makes some parts of London look quite pretty. There is some pleasing background music. I like the naturalistic acting . But the visuals and the discussion are simply not engaging enough to keep watching. The tone of the actors' voices becomes repetitive and soporific, the themes in the conversation are hackneyed and samey.. There is no interesting story developing.
Some years ago I remember seeing a film about a goat herder and his goats. Nothing much happened and there was little if any dialogue. But there was a beauty and serenity to the film that made it mesmerising. So a film does not have to be action packed to be enjoyable. Love in the City is certainly not action packed and unfortunately it does not have what it takes to make a slow film one you can wallow in.
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