I will admit that I expected very little from this film due to some of the harsh criticism it received and and not a being a big fan of romance films in general. I nearly didn't see it. However, I was drawn in by the Cassavetes/Rowland connection and I'm glad that I was, enjoying it more than I expected.
It is very much a young woman's film made, in my opinion, by a talented young woman filmmaker whose future work I look forward to seeing. I liked the somewhat meandering look into this likable albeit anxious character played well by Parker Posey. I found myself hoping that she would give up the reflexive crutch of alcohol that she and all those around her seem to over use, maybe as her life becomes more satisfying to her, and I wish Cassavetes had made a stated point about that somewhere in the film. I appreciated the moments of awkward silence with Nora and Julian, showing just how uneasy making a new connection can be. And I think that the pacing was just fine, a bit like life with a few magical cinematic moments thrown in for good measure.
I could also easily imagine Nora choosing not to make contact with Julian in the train after she spots him, having struck out on her own in Paris and perhaps changing her perspective on things, but then that would have been a whole different film....
It is very much a young woman's film made, in my opinion, by a talented young woman filmmaker whose future work I look forward to seeing. I liked the somewhat meandering look into this likable albeit anxious character played well by Parker Posey. I found myself hoping that she would give up the reflexive crutch of alcohol that she and all those around her seem to over use, maybe as her life becomes more satisfying to her, and I wish Cassavetes had made a stated point about that somewhere in the film. I appreciated the moments of awkward silence with Nora and Julian, showing just how uneasy making a new connection can be. And I think that the pacing was just fine, a bit like life with a few magical cinematic moments thrown in for good measure.
I could also easily imagine Nora choosing not to make contact with Julian in the train after she spots him, having struck out on her own in Paris and perhaps changing her perspective on things, but then that would have been a whole different film....