Style over substance?
The word ‘substance’ can have several meanings. You have the literal meaning which is a substance, something usually liquid that can contain multiple ingredients. And then there is another meaning, the human one; to be a person of substance. The quality of being (or feeling) important, valid or significant.
Both meanings apply well in this movie.
The substance - as in the product - is well thought out and clearly explained, you get it right away. I’m…
If I had written a scenario similar to The Gullspång Miracle and submitted it to the Dutch Film Fund they would have most likely said that the plot feels rather contrived and far-fetched.
This is a wonderful thing documentaries have; they can get away with all sorts of odd coincidences that in a screenplay would feel too random, too easy and therefore implausible.
Fiction can ironically become less realistic in an attempt to make it more realistic, as the writer…
To watch Emilia Perez is a most interesting experience.
I went in quite blind, which I still wonder if that was a good thing or not.
What I initially thought was going to be a serious drama about a cartel boss wanting to escape his criminal existence and start a new life as a woman (an intriguing concept), quickly became a fever dream of melodramatic plot elements and musical numbers. Though the first two songs were quite good and I…
