I am a Haggis fan. I have enjoyed his other films and since I also like both Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde, I set aside the requisite time to watch Third Person. To be candid, it was not until I read some of the reviews posted here that I figured out what was going on, but only because I was trying to understand what the point was of the Adrien Brody character and how anyone with a grain of sense in their brain would do what he did. That part of the story could have been eliminated and the film would have been shortened by about 30 minutes for the better. His part in this saga was unnecessary and frankly very unbelievable and added zero to the overall story. If I had directed this; I would have eliminated that entire portion of the script involving the Brody character and left the rest intact. The Mila Kunis character was well played and she showed that she has some serious acting skills. The other supporters including Kim Basinger, James Franco, and Maria Bello produced very credible performances. The character played by Olivia Wilde did trouble me a bit, but as the story unraveled, I realized that she had issues and those manifested themselves quite nicely with the relationship she had with the Liam Neeson character. The other point that kept this from being an 8 or 9 was that locations of where things were happening was hugely confusing, especially near the conclusion when you have no clue if the characters are in Paris, New York or Rome. That part stretched the credibility factor, as did the Fiat product placement throughout, although, without giving too much away, I get that the settings were the responsibility of the Neeson character's mindset.
Review of Third Person
