The film is a sort of patchwork of experiences endured by a young schizophrenic woman. It is grim and uncompromising in every way. In its subject matter and overall bleakly dark feel, the film reminded me a good bit of Polanski's Repulsion.
While this film doesn't seem totally cohesive in every way, it doesn't really seem to matter in the end, because we are essentially experiencing the chaotic and harsh life of a mentally ill person who is for the most part, alone among the wolves. However the film is very refreshing in its maturity. It doesn't seem to overly paint any character as 'bad' nor 'good', but just as humans in a very confusing human world. The fact that the people who take advantage of the young woman, and her wealthy parents who mostly ignore her, are not just pointed at with all the blame is admirable. It's more realistic in its vision of a world that has a hard time understanding and dealing with a mentally ill person; And bravo for that, because for the most part, that is very much the truth.
The film is challenging to watch, and certainly isn't what you'd call great entertainment. However it's hard to deny that in it's own right, this is a very worthy artistic endeavour, and in the end, this is a very effective film in what it sets out to do. If you want to know what it's like to be a schizophrenic person living in this world, you probably can't do much better than watching this flick.
In many ways, not a good film necessarily, but a very worthy and effective one nonetheless. I did find myself actually enjoying it, because as a film, it really is more challenging and authentic, rather than naively overbearing and stereotypical. Most films with this type of subject matter tend to be of the latter sort. You won't find that kind of ignorance or laziness here. This film is a punch to gut, and a serious tug at the heart. Jim Morrison once asked, "How many of you people really know you're alive?". After watching this film, you'll know.
7/10.
While this film doesn't seem totally cohesive in every way, it doesn't really seem to matter in the end, because we are essentially experiencing the chaotic and harsh life of a mentally ill person who is for the most part, alone among the wolves. However the film is very refreshing in its maturity. It doesn't seem to overly paint any character as 'bad' nor 'good', but just as humans in a very confusing human world. The fact that the people who take advantage of the young woman, and her wealthy parents who mostly ignore her, are not just pointed at with all the blame is admirable. It's more realistic in its vision of a world that has a hard time understanding and dealing with a mentally ill person; And bravo for that, because for the most part, that is very much the truth.
The film is challenging to watch, and certainly isn't what you'd call great entertainment. However it's hard to deny that in it's own right, this is a very worthy artistic endeavour, and in the end, this is a very effective film in what it sets out to do. If you want to know what it's like to be a schizophrenic person living in this world, you probably can't do much better than watching this flick.
In many ways, not a good film necessarily, but a very worthy and effective one nonetheless. I did find myself actually enjoying it, because as a film, it really is more challenging and authentic, rather than naively overbearing and stereotypical. Most films with this type of subject matter tend to be of the latter sort. You won't find that kind of ignorance or laziness here. This film is a punch to gut, and a serious tug at the heart. Jim Morrison once asked, "How many of you people really know you're alive?". After watching this film, you'll know.
7/10.