The only reason I saw "A Safe Place" was because Jack Nicholson was in the movie. Well, in hindsight, I proably would have been best to just skip this one.
According to IMDB, when the film debuted at a film festival, the crowd became very hostile and fights almost broke out between the patrons. Some loved it, some despised it. And, as I watched I understood why. The film is deliberately artsy and defied your expectations for a film. The plot is rambling at best, the main character seems like a dingaling and much of the movie just doesn't make a lot of sense. Add to that artsy touches like fast edits, close ups of eyes and a myriad of other tricks and you have a film that is bound to annoy most viewers...and I'm included in that.
Another thing I should mention is Orson Welles in the film. I have no idea why he's there, why he keeps doing magic orwhat his motivations are. I am not sure he knew either.
Overall, probably the most difficult of Jack Nicholson's films to like or appreciate. Obviously, some do like it...but I really couldn't understand why...and I'm not trying to be facetious about this.
According to IMDB, when the film debuted at a film festival, the crowd became very hostile and fights almost broke out between the patrons. Some loved it, some despised it. And, as I watched I understood why. The film is deliberately artsy and defied your expectations for a film. The plot is rambling at best, the main character seems like a dingaling and much of the movie just doesn't make a lot of sense. Add to that artsy touches like fast edits, close ups of eyes and a myriad of other tricks and you have a film that is bound to annoy most viewers...and I'm included in that.
Another thing I should mention is Orson Welles in the film. I have no idea why he's there, why he keeps doing magic orwhat his motivations are. I am not sure he knew either.
Overall, probably the most difficult of Jack Nicholson's films to like or appreciate. Obviously, some do like it...but I really couldn't understand why...and I'm not trying to be facetious about this.