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… is an artistic movie about an artist. It follows Ben, an art school student who just broke up with his girlfriend of a couple years, as he picks up a job at a supermarket to fill the hours he spent sleeping before insomnia hit him. It’s visually entertaining (and not just for the obtuse use of feminine nudity) and the story was quite good.
The direction was great. A few scene transitions from present to past or imagined to reality were great. The freeze-frames that Ben walks through are impressive. The visuals supplement the plot. A number of events happen within Ben’s imagination and there’s a surreal quality to some of the shots to represent that.
The story plays out in a smart way. The pace is well done. The dialog is great, with a few stand-out comedic lines. The narration is an overused element, but it’s more effective with this one because I don’t know how they’d be able to pull it off otherwise. The acting was decent enough and the characters were developed well. There was a lot of retrospection and transition.
It has the look of an art film and the meat of a romantic comedy with slightly darker humor. I enjoyed getting somewhat lost in Ben’s head and the interactions between the characters. It’s a good movie for a rainy night in.
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