I do believe that the majority of people here missed the point of the movie. It's supposed to be slow and methodical, that's the point.
Our lives are so full of movies that 'Must!' keep you on the edge of your seat that a lot of them have forgotten, that's not what life is like.
Life is slow and cumbersome and confusing and sometimes surreal. Just like this movie.
Patrick's character is most excellent at portraying a husband that loves his wife, wants his wife, but is deeply troubled by her behavior and does not know what to do about it. Try he will, try he might... I liked the movie a lot but then again I'm a guy who collects vintage detective novels and reviews them on Youtube with a little bit of acting and reading. So perhaps I'm a tad biased, but maybe I'm just older and a lot of the persons reviewing here seem like they're in their 20's, by their grammar and vernacular.
Or maybe I'm wrong.
What I do love is how purposeful this movie is...it did not have a big budget but they did well with it, anyhow. And I think some here are missing that very thing...this wasn't ever meant to be a block buster.
And remember, the author of the book "The Blunderer" was Patricia Highsmith, which this movie is based upon. She also wrote "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley", and "Some Kind of Murder" lands right in the middle of two. Which is exactly what I believe Patricia wanted.
It's a quiet, soft film noir like they'd film in the 40's or 50's, so yes; it does not reach out and grab your face and show you how much you should 'Like!' me! No...it's not slick like 'Ripley' and not subversive like 'Strangers'.
It's real...and that's how I like it.
Our lives are so full of movies that 'Must!' keep you on the edge of your seat that a lot of them have forgotten, that's not what life is like.
Life is slow and cumbersome and confusing and sometimes surreal. Just like this movie.
Patrick's character is most excellent at portraying a husband that loves his wife, wants his wife, but is deeply troubled by her behavior and does not know what to do about it. Try he will, try he might... I liked the movie a lot but then again I'm a guy who collects vintage detective novels and reviews them on Youtube with a little bit of acting and reading. So perhaps I'm a tad biased, but maybe I'm just older and a lot of the persons reviewing here seem like they're in their 20's, by their grammar and vernacular.
Or maybe I'm wrong.
What I do love is how purposeful this movie is...it did not have a big budget but they did well with it, anyhow. And I think some here are missing that very thing...this wasn't ever meant to be a block buster.
And remember, the author of the book "The Blunderer" was Patricia Highsmith, which this movie is based upon. She also wrote "Strangers on a Train" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley", and "Some Kind of Murder" lands right in the middle of two. Which is exactly what I believe Patricia wanted.
It's a quiet, soft film noir like they'd film in the 40's or 50's, so yes; it does not reach out and grab your face and show you how much you should 'Like!' me! No...it's not slick like 'Ripley' and not subversive like 'Strangers'.
It's real...and that's how I like it.