Script idea, cast and lessons for us all, especially the self absorbed, wannabe, new media influencers that every other millennial seems to aspire to being
Sadly we're given no time to explore or find out more about the characters; I couldn't relate to any of them at any level, find any empathy with the bride-to-be (or any of the cast), believe the lifetime friendship she shared with Mack, or where the spying scene on Jack through his apartment window even materialises from? And don't get me started on the literary agent.... or why Jack's character doesn't turn out to be gay (instead of a GIlF hunter)
There were so many missed editing opportunities to make this an awesome movie; To paraphrase Eric Morecambe's sketch, when he's questioned about playing the piano badly, this movie has all of the scenes & all of the dialogue, just not necessarily in the right order!
First rule of making us love & empathise with the characters is show don't tell... this script was so force fed I was left feeling stuffed & unsatisfied afterwards - was this a homage to My name Is Doris?
The story idea is so good I hope some one with vision and a better storytelling ability remakes this (soon!)
Sorry to be so negative - I appreciate the work everyone has put in to making this movie, especially the fantastic Simon Rex as the 'snake oil' selling new age hippy & the delightful Ms Keaton (who's investment actually helped produce this movie)
I've watched it twice already, because I really want to love it for all of the veiled messages it is trying to teach, the 'mirror' it holds up to us all, as well as the fun romp we go on to get Mack back to her old (younger) self; but it's just not happening for me.
Sadly we're given no time to explore or find out more about the characters; I couldn't relate to any of them at any level, find any empathy with the bride-to-be (or any of the cast), believe the lifetime friendship she shared with Mack, or where the spying scene on Jack through his apartment window even materialises from? And don't get me started on the literary agent.... or why Jack's character doesn't turn out to be gay (instead of a GIlF hunter)
There were so many missed editing opportunities to make this an awesome movie; To paraphrase Eric Morecambe's sketch, when he's questioned about playing the piano badly, this movie has all of the scenes & all of the dialogue, just not necessarily in the right order!
First rule of making us love & empathise with the characters is show don't tell... this script was so force fed I was left feeling stuffed & unsatisfied afterwards - was this a homage to My name Is Doris?
The story idea is so good I hope some one with vision and a better storytelling ability remakes this (soon!)
Sorry to be so negative - I appreciate the work everyone has put in to making this movie, especially the fantastic Simon Rex as the 'snake oil' selling new age hippy & the delightful Ms Keaton (who's investment actually helped produce this movie)
I've watched it twice already, because I really want to love it for all of the veiled messages it is trying to teach, the 'mirror' it holds up to us all, as well as the fun romp we go on to get Mack back to her old (younger) self; but it's just not happening for me.