Review of 400 Days

400 Days (2015)
5/10
Has holes but also has some pretty good acting, not the best but..
13 November 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Starting in the manner this movie does leaves you with some nagging questions. Having some of the erroneous events taking place the way they do add more of those nagging questions. Unfortunately there are some issues that never get addressed and frankly the ending just adds insult to injury, however, I cannot say that I didn't like the ending, I actually respect the writers/directors decision to leave it 'out there'. It really followed a lot of the plot lines so it wasn't entirely unexpected. However, it doesn't mean that you have to have an ending that fills all of the cracks or even leaves the viewer smiling. So many movies follow the happy ending that it becomes a basic expectation, so you could even see this as a breath of life into the real flexibility of the movie maker.

I couldn't decide if 5 was a little bit of a punishment since it has some pretty good acting in it, some pretty good cinematography and sound. Don't expect any, and I mean any, special effects in this movie. But enjoy the movie for the questions that it sets out to leave you with.

My final comment is: take pleasure in a movie that you walk away from thinking; did they, were they, could they... to name a few of the questions you will have.
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