Fascinating and perplexing. Kind of an existential anti-romcom with an indiscernible quote-unquote scifi something or other going on which contributes to the existential distanciation. It's the kind of movie you can watch as a straight plot if you want to ignore the symbolism; but the moment you start thinking about how the disjointed speed-editing and swishpans settle into longer shots and then disappear, how open spaces and claustrophobic spaces alternate, how capricious violence plays into the themes, how an ancient sea bed devoid of life except for two people contemplating creating new life means something particular within the context of an August with 36 Days... Well. Watch it with someone who is willing to talk about it afterwards or be prepared to talk to yourself about it afterwards.
Review of August 32nd on Earth
