Let me start with the aspects that were great:
1. The Story. The screenplay was funny and original (what can't be said about most of the recent "big" Hollywood productions). It had wonderful dialogs and a believable sequence of events.
2. Fantasy Segments. Showing the readers' fantasies mixed with the story in the lesbian book as black-and-white interludes was very well done.
3. Locations - well chosen.
Points to work on are:
1. Acting. There's no help for it, not even in first projects - the director must demand better performances and, if not possible, look for other actors. The actresses need to convey more soul and expression.
2. Cinematography and Lighting: some parts really looked professional, some others lessened the intensity due to wrong lighting (too flat, without focus/concentration) and wrong choice of frame/detail (here also concentration on relevant aspects, use of close-up shots for emotional parts).
All in all, a highly entertaining movie that shows a lot of talent - keep it up, Ms Tremblay.
1. The Story. The screenplay was funny and original (what can't be said about most of the recent "big" Hollywood productions). It had wonderful dialogs and a believable sequence of events.
2. Fantasy Segments. Showing the readers' fantasies mixed with the story in the lesbian book as black-and-white interludes was very well done.
3. Locations - well chosen.
Points to work on are:
1. Acting. There's no help for it, not even in first projects - the director must demand better performances and, if not possible, look for other actors. The actresses need to convey more soul and expression.
2. Cinematography and Lighting: some parts really looked professional, some others lessened the intensity due to wrong lighting (too flat, without focus/concentration) and wrong choice of frame/detail (here also concentration on relevant aspects, use of close-up shots for emotional parts).
All in all, a highly entertaining movie that shows a lot of talent - keep it up, Ms Tremblay.