I expect Bob Byington is far from everyone's cup of tea, but I find him mesmerizing!
It's hard to call this movie (and all his stuff) comedy; it's not exactly laugh-out-loud funny, it's more like "let's show how crazy the human condition is by telling a story with a few of the characters as Martians who behave in ways that are both rational and totally unlike how a real human would behave".
If that appeals to you, watch the movie! Don't let the first few minutes fool you! Yes, everything starts like a normal "troubled marriage drama" and you figure, "yawn, I've seen this a thousand times". But give it a few more minutes and let that Bob Byington magic start, as each main character starts responding in weirder and weirder ways.
And yes, I'm not normally once to comment on the specifics of the acting, but Ms Wheless is riveting! She doesn't say much throughout the movie, so much of the time she's on-screen we're just seeing her facial expressions and body language. And remember -- not even normal person facial expressions and body language, but martian facial expressions and body language. And she does it so well; you cannot take your eyes off her. I do hope she joins Byington's band of merry misfits and stars in a few more of his projects.
It's hard to call this movie (and all his stuff) comedy; it's not exactly laugh-out-loud funny, it's more like "let's show how crazy the human condition is by telling a story with a few of the characters as Martians who behave in ways that are both rational and totally unlike how a real human would behave".
If that appeals to you, watch the movie! Don't let the first few minutes fool you! Yes, everything starts like a normal "troubled marriage drama" and you figure, "yawn, I've seen this a thousand times". But give it a few more minutes and let that Bob Byington magic start, as each main character starts responding in weirder and weirder ways.
And yes, I'm not normally once to comment on the specifics of the acting, but Ms Wheless is riveting! She doesn't say much throughout the movie, so much of the time she's on-screen we're just seeing her facial expressions and body language. And remember -- not even normal person facial expressions and body language, but martian facial expressions and body language. And she does it so well; you cannot take your eyes off her. I do hope she joins Byington's band of merry misfits and stars in a few more of his projects.