Why the bad reviews? I like this weird quirky intelligent off-beat movie. It's just so...unique! If you're the sort of person who wants stuff to be just like everything else...so it fits into some sort of oatmeal movie algorithm...than you probably won't care for this. But I found it refreshingly different...and yes, funny (in a weird offbeat way).
I suppose the movie gives architects a bad name. But my husband is a millworker who works with architects all the time, and he complains about their "artistic visions" that are not anchored in practicality. So maybe that's one reason I appreciate this little-known gem of a picture.
Other than that, I just found it very watchable. It's so easy to get into...not boring in any part...and the acting is great. The dialogue seems fresh...not cliche. Parker Posey has always possessed a lot of energy and it definitely comes in handy here. James Frain (as the visionary architect with the huge ego) is absolutely amazing.
The couple's frayed marriage is believable, since the two people are so incredibly different. She is highly creative (you can tell by her vivid accessories, never ending style of coats, and messy "craft" room).
He is very logical and practical, involved in some financial career and worried about having enough "storage space" in the new home the couple is building.
Then in waltzes The Architect...this highly egotistical modernist who immediately sweeps the wife off her feet...creatively speaking, anyway.
I definitely recommend this unique movie. I feel the writing is very intelligent, and that is not easy to find in this day and age. I would have given the movie a "10", but the ending is a little wonky.
I suppose the movie gives architects a bad name. But my husband is a millworker who works with architects all the time, and he complains about their "artistic visions" that are not anchored in practicality. So maybe that's one reason I appreciate this little-known gem of a picture.
Other than that, I just found it very watchable. It's so easy to get into...not boring in any part...and the acting is great. The dialogue seems fresh...not cliche. Parker Posey has always possessed a lot of energy and it definitely comes in handy here. James Frain (as the visionary architect with the huge ego) is absolutely amazing.
The couple's frayed marriage is believable, since the two people are so incredibly different. She is highly creative (you can tell by her vivid accessories, never ending style of coats, and messy "craft" room).
He is very logical and practical, involved in some financial career and worried about having enough "storage space" in the new home the couple is building.
Then in waltzes The Architect...this highly egotistical modernist who immediately sweeps the wife off her feet...creatively speaking, anyway.
I definitely recommend this unique movie. I feel the writing is very intelligent, and that is not easy to find in this day and age. I would have given the movie a "10", but the ending is a little wonky.