I saw this film last summer at the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck, Michigan. It is the only film festival I've gone to, so I didn't really know what to expect, just that I should be open to slow paced movies.
Well, Resin is pretty slow paced, but it wasn't bad. It's a Dogme95 film, so it's not really for all audiences. For those who don't know, Dogme movies are a unique style of filmmaking, which began with the film Festen AKA The Celebration. Some more famous Dogme type movies are Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.
***MINOR PLOT SPOILERS***
Resin is about a drug dealer, who after getting arrested and beat up in jail, vows to make one final store and a fresh start, but ends up getting in trouble with the legal system who threaten to steal his freedom.
** To be honest, this, Breaking the Waves, and Dancer in the Dark are the only Dogme movies I've seen, so maybe if I watch some more I can appreciate Resin more. At times the film is very dimly lit, shaky, and quiet, but that's part of the Dogme rules, it has to use natural light and can't be on sound stages.
So though I'm a sucker for films with court scenes in them, Resin was pretty good.
*** 1/2 out of ****
Well, Resin is pretty slow paced, but it wasn't bad. It's a Dogme95 film, so it's not really for all audiences. For those who don't know, Dogme movies are a unique style of filmmaking, which began with the film Festen AKA The Celebration. Some more famous Dogme type movies are Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.
***MINOR PLOT SPOILERS***
Resin is about a drug dealer, who after getting arrested and beat up in jail, vows to make one final store and a fresh start, but ends up getting in trouble with the legal system who threaten to steal his freedom.
** To be honest, this, Breaking the Waves, and Dancer in the Dark are the only Dogme movies I've seen, so maybe if I watch some more I can appreciate Resin more. At times the film is very dimly lit, shaky, and quiet, but that's part of the Dogme rules, it has to use natural light and can't be on sound stages.
So though I'm a sucker for films with court scenes in them, Resin was pretty good.
*** 1/2 out of ****