Thank Godd that I got passes from my support for a Los Angeles radio station. Otherwise, there would be no evidence of Godd -- at least not in this film. Had to drive way across town for a screening; must pray for cheaper price for gasoline before I do that again.
However, I ended up enjoying the film. It had some unique, pivotal moments in both editing and direction and acting -- but that was all towards the end. The script and editing and continuity struggle for the longest time, almost half the film. But at the time when popcorn is more important, it delivers a morsel to forestall a walk-out.
This is a great film that answers these questions: What ever happened to What's-her-name? Or, whatever happened to What's his name -- is he still alive?
In the above sentence is the ultimate beauty of this film. Not great acting, not great editing, not great continuity, but something that ultimately was a decent presentation that contains warmth of senior citizen actors who for the first half step on each other's (arthritic) toes. Hey, that is okay. They earn that opportunity.
But, ultimately it worked.
There was one scene that two of us observed independently and towards the end of the story. The scene was with Shirley Jones as "Bunny Burns" in a moment of recompense. There, with Jones in a semi close-up, pretty face and bosoms with cleavage. The lighting angle was such in combination with the camera angle, that her not-so-supple cleavage reflected what looked like gray chest hair. At sixty-one years old and male with chest hair, I commented on what I saw and said, "I hope my chest looks that good when I am her age."
When I titled this review as "Good Training Film for Home Video" I imply a positive statement. This as a movie with a limited budget, and used stock film shots and cropped angles and simple office space to move story along a path that is otherwise on-stage scenes. And the extra actors are reprocessed about three times through the film -- and it works!!!! This film is worthy of studying for film novices.
However, I ended up enjoying the film. It had some unique, pivotal moments in both editing and direction and acting -- but that was all towards the end. The script and editing and continuity struggle for the longest time, almost half the film. But at the time when popcorn is more important, it delivers a morsel to forestall a walk-out.
This is a great film that answers these questions: What ever happened to What's-her-name? Or, whatever happened to What's his name -- is he still alive?
In the above sentence is the ultimate beauty of this film. Not great acting, not great editing, not great continuity, but something that ultimately was a decent presentation that contains warmth of senior citizen actors who for the first half step on each other's (arthritic) toes. Hey, that is okay. They earn that opportunity.
But, ultimately it worked.
There was one scene that two of us observed independently and towards the end of the story. The scene was with Shirley Jones as "Bunny Burns" in a moment of recompense. There, with Jones in a semi close-up, pretty face and bosoms with cleavage. The lighting angle was such in combination with the camera angle, that her not-so-supple cleavage reflected what looked like gray chest hair. At sixty-one years old and male with chest hair, I commented on what I saw and said, "I hope my chest looks that good when I am her age."
When I titled this review as "Good Training Film for Home Video" I imply a positive statement. This as a movie with a limited budget, and used stock film shots and cropped angles and simple office space to move story along a path that is otherwise on-stage scenes. And the extra actors are reprocessed about three times through the film -- and it works!!!! This film is worthy of studying for film novices.