Oh well, one always hopes to be dazzled by anything Ewan McGregor puts his enormous and gifted talents to with few exceptions, we are always pleased. Nevertheless, Solid Geometry is atypical in its storyline and approach to direction, thus the production is a muddle of many directions and mismatched stories.
McGregor's uncle, mentor, director, the talented Denis Lawson weaves his story of a young man obsessed with the dusty journals of a departed great grandfather into a postmodern H.P. Lovecraft-style story. This is fine and easy to follow as the character McGregor plays is a rather yuppie shallow sort with a cute wife, good job, and not much going on upstairs. However, once he uncovers the journals and a jar containing a preserved p*#is, the web begins to draw in this loose at ends fly.
Lawson's direction of his nephew is relaxed and the relationship is obvious in McGregor's character development of Phil. McGregor's acting at times seems to be on automatic pilot for he seems to forget to act. Rather than melting into character, the character melts into the actor. Lawson should have urged the actor to take more charge of his role.
Perhaps more problematic is why we should care about the faltering relationship between Phil and his wife, Maise. She is an underdeveloped character suffering the ultimate end as a guinea pig to her distracted and cold husband. But, when Phil's libido returns, she and WE are delighted to be treated to a voyeuristic romp in the hay with Phil and Masie. Lawson's overhead camera work in the bedroom love scenes will have Ewan McGregor fans panting for more.
Butt, or no -- Solid Geometry is uneven, in need of editing, and maybe a wee bit more direction than either McGregor or Lawson has presented. Not bad, just not solid.
McGregor's uncle, mentor, director, the talented Denis Lawson weaves his story of a young man obsessed with the dusty journals of a departed great grandfather into a postmodern H.P. Lovecraft-style story. This is fine and easy to follow as the character McGregor plays is a rather yuppie shallow sort with a cute wife, good job, and not much going on upstairs. However, once he uncovers the journals and a jar containing a preserved p*#is, the web begins to draw in this loose at ends fly.
Lawson's direction of his nephew is relaxed and the relationship is obvious in McGregor's character development of Phil. McGregor's acting at times seems to be on automatic pilot for he seems to forget to act. Rather than melting into character, the character melts into the actor. Lawson should have urged the actor to take more charge of his role.
Perhaps more problematic is why we should care about the faltering relationship between Phil and his wife, Maise. She is an underdeveloped character suffering the ultimate end as a guinea pig to her distracted and cold husband. But, when Phil's libido returns, she and WE are delighted to be treated to a voyeuristic romp in the hay with Phil and Masie. Lawson's overhead camera work in the bedroom love scenes will have Ewan McGregor fans panting for more.
Butt, or no -- Solid Geometry is uneven, in need of editing, and maybe a wee bit more direction than either McGregor or Lawson has presented. Not bad, just not solid.