THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA isn't a bad movie; it's slow and mired in the late '60s/early '70s sensibilities- but it's also an accurate snapshot of that period, in Cinematic terms. One can't help but imagine that this one echoes Romero's own Existential Angst at that time: the scenes involving the ad agency execs clearly suggest as much. (And I STILL say that a movie about a group of commercial filmmakers wanting to break away from advertising and make their own movies would be a great idea... Imagine the insights someone like Romero could bring to such a movie...) THERE'S ALWAYS VANILLA, whatever its merits (or lack of same), is evidence enough that Romero as a Filmmaker was capable from early on of making WHATEVER kind of movie he might've WANTED to make- Horror or Western or Contemporary Drama or anything else. (The abortion scene is short but powerful Dramatically.) Romero's movies are always worth a look.
Review of The Affair
