The film opens with six or seven short subplots that come together but don't. This is a film one would expect from an indie director with an unknown cast. The film centers on Michael (Liam Neeson) a Pulitzer winner with severe writer's block due to the death of his son. He lives in a Hotel in Paris and it appears much of the film is actually his writings which is cause for much confusion. For instance when he leaves the hotel with his mistress Anna (Olivia Wilde) they are in Paris. When Julia, (Mila Kunis) the maid leaves the hotel, she is in New York (note 212 area code on building). Julia is having trouble getting her life together following the near death of her son as she struggles with social services and her husband for visitation rights.
There is also a weird scene going on in Rome where Scott (Adrien Brody) is stealing designs and meets a woman who needs help.
We don't know what motivates the characters until the end when it comes together.
Michael keeps a journal where he talks about himself in the third person. There is a third person in all the characters' lives and that is a child.
I believe the film is the disjointed writing of a grieving author searching for a topic. For most people, this film will be two plus hours of torture. For those who love films with an indie flare that forces the viewer to get engaged with the art, this one is for you.
Parental Guidance: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Olivia Wilde)
There is also a weird scene going on in Rome where Scott (Adrien Brody) is stealing designs and meets a woman who needs help.
We don't know what motivates the characters until the end when it comes together.
Michael keeps a journal where he talks about himself in the third person. There is a third person in all the characters' lives and that is a child.
I believe the film is the disjointed writing of a grieving author searching for a topic. For most people, this film will be two plus hours of torture. For those who love films with an indie flare that forces the viewer to get engaged with the art, this one is for you.
Parental Guidance: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Olivia Wilde)