As an exercise in filmmaking, "Causality" superficially explored a cinéma vérité style. The action was filmed in a single shot, and the hand-held camera offered the immediacy of realistic human behavior.
But the overall impact of the film was disappointing in the lack of credibility. It was too big of a stretch to believe that so much violence could occur in a large, metropolitan hospital. Only one of the workers seemed to care about the patients.
The theme of lex talionis (an eye for an eye) was intriguing. But in what was to be a purely realistic experience stylistically, the slow-paced film did not fulfill its desired effect to draw the viewer into a disturbing human experience.
But the overall impact of the film was disappointing in the lack of credibility. It was too big of a stretch to believe that so much violence could occur in a large, metropolitan hospital. Only one of the workers seemed to care about the patients.
The theme of lex talionis (an eye for an eye) was intriguing. But in what was to be a purely realistic experience stylistically, the slow-paced film did not fulfill its desired effect to draw the viewer into a disturbing human experience.