So many critics of It's All About Love have discussed the obvious. The script has issues etc... What I found most bothersome was that after all the main characters go through; there is no real pay-off for you the viewer staying with the story. You get to a point where you wonder what is the plot? Is it really that the husband must save his wife? What is her specific danger? When things do unfurl, those answers only spur more questions. I'm not kidding. This was annoying but I stayed with the story assuming and hoping the new questions would have suitable answers. They never come.
Modern day movie viewers don't expect directors to fill in all the blanks anymore, but in this case I can't think of one that was filled in. Therefore I had no way of cross referencing for my own answers.
To this end I can't recommend the film despite its artistic value. And yes the dialogue was not written well especially for Sean Penn's character. If you have a movie rental plan then sure give this a shot out of curiosity, otherwise it may be OK for a couple to watch that is patient with weak story lines.
The pacing is perhaps the only thing I could identify in keeping with modern movie-making. You get weak character development at best. One character is a brother to the female lead and it means nothing to reveal it late. It has ZERO bearing to reveal his motivation by being a brother. This is not a spoiler as it really has no impact. I say this to make the point... the film maker seemed to be reaching for any twist he could create for some suspense in this would be dramatic suspense film. The saving grace is the actors in this film whom dutifully portray people in difficult circumstances with bad dialogue in which to communicate their plight which turns out to be almost trivial until we get our only plot twist near the end which again goes un-answered. If you can deal with questions upon questions, then this is a ground-breaking film. You get served up with yet another "why?" question at the near end when you witness the fate of the main characters. And you'll have at least three questions "why?" when it happens.
While the story was inoffensive it simply didn't deliver on any other level except your hope and cinematography.
Calling this film It's All About Love may be fitting but hardly appropriate.
Modern day movie viewers don't expect directors to fill in all the blanks anymore, but in this case I can't think of one that was filled in. Therefore I had no way of cross referencing for my own answers.
To this end I can't recommend the film despite its artistic value. And yes the dialogue was not written well especially for Sean Penn's character. If you have a movie rental plan then sure give this a shot out of curiosity, otherwise it may be OK for a couple to watch that is patient with weak story lines.
The pacing is perhaps the only thing I could identify in keeping with modern movie-making. You get weak character development at best. One character is a brother to the female lead and it means nothing to reveal it late. It has ZERO bearing to reveal his motivation by being a brother. This is not a spoiler as it really has no impact. I say this to make the point... the film maker seemed to be reaching for any twist he could create for some suspense in this would be dramatic suspense film. The saving grace is the actors in this film whom dutifully portray people in difficult circumstances with bad dialogue in which to communicate their plight which turns out to be almost trivial until we get our only plot twist near the end which again goes un-answered. If you can deal with questions upon questions, then this is a ground-breaking film. You get served up with yet another "why?" question at the near end when you witness the fate of the main characters. And you'll have at least three questions "why?" when it happens.
While the story was inoffensive it simply didn't deliver on any other level except your hope and cinematography.
Calling this film It's All About Love may be fitting but hardly appropriate.