Saturday, September 10, 2005

Be With Me...

WARNING: Spoilers ahead.

The film's protaganist is certainly a remarkable woman, and it's been said that the film evokes tears from the audience, yet I didn't feel any emotional connection with her, which reinforces the documentary tag; she is capable despite being doubly handicapped, and leads a life no less fulfilling than other "regular" people.

The other two sub-stories were superfluous. Making the star-crossed lovers a lesbian couple didn't do anything to provoke thought or enhance the film in any way. And the "secret admirer" dude... that was just plain black comedy.

The director needs to work on an action film sometime soon cos I'm getting sick of the clichéd arty farty mood shots which contribute nothing to the story or character development.

Overall the film was well-executed, pace was a little slow. I wouldn't recommend it unless there's nothing else to watch.

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