I'm not sure why the ratings on this one are so low, because this was actually a good movie. Although, because of the accents, it was a little difficult to understand at times, I got the gist of it. It's kind of slow paced and there really aren't any surprises, but it still captured my interest.
The one thing that might have put some people off is how naive the male lead was. So much is written in the news about visiting other countries and remembering that their laws, customs, attitudes and behaviors may not be (or most probably are not) in sync with what western tourists expect in their own countries, that it is a little hard to understand how this could have ended the way it did.
But then, drinking and drug use to extremes has probably never ended very well. Add to that mix a healthy dose of self-loathing and, as I did, sit back and watch the train wreck that is inevitable.
Will he be able to live with himself? Would I/you?
The one thing that might have put some people off is how naive the male lead was. So much is written in the news about visiting other countries and remembering that their laws, customs, attitudes and behaviors may not be (or most probably are not) in sync with what western tourists expect in their own countries, that it is a little hard to understand how this could have ended the way it did.
But then, drinking and drug use to extremes has probably never ended very well. Add to that mix a healthy dose of self-loathing and, as I did, sit back and watch the train wreck that is inevitable.
Will he be able to live with himself? Would I/you?