I was very disappointed in this film. There were so many moments in this movie that reminded me that I was watching a movie. I largely blame the dialog which was banal, clichéd and contrived. But also the direction and camera-work seemed to be straight out of a TV movie. Really this seemed to be a low-budget production.
** SPOILERS ** Two of the crucial scenes didn't work at all for me. When Carla visits Klein in the hospital and tells him that they must part, it seemed out of character for her. Not to mention unlikely and uninteresting. Of course it seemed implausible that both were basically unhurt, and that Carla appreciated the lesson in physics. And when Bridges has a severe reaction to eating a strawberry at the end, I found myself (inappropraitely) laughing at the scene. It just struck me as so much hokum. But really it was just another obvious and clichéd moment in a film that strung clichéd scenes together. ** END SPOILAGE **
Almost all of the secondary characters were useless and under-utilized. The psychologist and the lawyer were both embarrassingly handled. And get a load of of how awful all of the extras are, especially delivering their one line of false-sounding dialog.
** SPOILERS ** Two of the crucial scenes didn't work at all for me. When Carla visits Klein in the hospital and tells him that they must part, it seemed out of character for her. Not to mention unlikely and uninteresting. Of course it seemed implausible that both were basically unhurt, and that Carla appreciated the lesson in physics. And when Bridges has a severe reaction to eating a strawberry at the end, I found myself (inappropraitely) laughing at the scene. It just struck me as so much hokum. But really it was just another obvious and clichéd moment in a film that strung clichéd scenes together. ** END SPOILAGE **
Almost all of the secondary characters were useless and under-utilized. The psychologist and the lawyer were both embarrassingly handled. And get a load of of how awful all of the extras are, especially delivering their one line of false-sounding dialog.