With all the raves of the camera work in the reviews, I anticipated a masterpiece. What I saw was amateur film making. The lack of focus would have been acceptable, if it targeted on the players or the action. Instead, it merely appeared as a combination of lack of lighting and a focus puller. The camera movement was unacceptable; jerky and out of focus. Some scenes appeared to have Vaseline smeared around the edges of the lens. That would be fine, but the next scene, just taken from another angle, did not. Medium shots alternated between in-focus and out. All of this created eye strain.
But beyond this, the plot was not understandable at points, and repetitive. I had wanted to see the film for the impressive sets, yet the excessive camera movement and overlays of scenes during the party, made we want to search for stills. As far as I'm concerned, the only saving grace is the excellent acting.
But beyond this, the plot was not understandable at points, and repetitive. I had wanted to see the film for the impressive sets, yet the excessive camera movement and overlays of scenes during the party, made we want to search for stills. As far as I'm concerned, the only saving grace is the excellent acting.