I thought this was a marvellously acted, understated, very touching movie—until it ended. Or, I should say, until it didn't end.
No, I'm not complaining about the lack of a Hollywood ending. I'm complaining that there was NO ending. Everything just stopped.
There was the long, final shot of the taxi driving back down the mountain road, and I sat there thinking, "Okay—why is this shot so long? Don't tell me the credits are going to roll next. No. I don't believe it. They wouldn't just throw this all away." Then the credits rolled.
What a complete bail-out. How could they put so much skill and care into creating a story like this, then leave it hanging in mid-air (so to speak)? Did they run out of production money, and decide to just release what they had?
I feel most cheated by the movie's ridiculous hype: "On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever... Despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit." Huh? Are we talking about the same movie here? What utterly exaggerated, manipulative nonsense.
I'd give the movie 10 stars, if that didn't include the writing. But unfortunately it does, so I must give it only 5—and I won't be recommending it to anyone. Why would a friend do something like that?
No, I'm not complaining about the lack of a Hollywood ending. I'm complaining that there was NO ending. Everything just stopped.
There was the long, final shot of the taxi driving back down the mountain road, and I sat there thinking, "Okay—why is this shot so long? Don't tell me the credits are going to roll next. No. I don't believe it. They wouldn't just throw this all away." Then the credits rolled.
What a complete bail-out. How could they put so much skill and care into creating a story like this, then leave it hanging in mid-air (so to speak)? Did they run out of production money, and decide to just release what they had?
I feel most cheated by the movie's ridiculous hype: "On the lonely roads of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change both of their lives forever... Despite their differences, both men soon realize they need each other more than either is willing to admit." Huh? Are we talking about the same movie here? What utterly exaggerated, manipulative nonsense.
I'd give the movie 10 stars, if that didn't include the writing. But unfortunately it does, so I must give it only 5—and I won't be recommending it to anyone. Why would a friend do something like that?