First of all, sorry, but an average movie viewer is not going to endure such a slow-moving piece. While a drama enjoyer won't find anything special or interesting here.
Secondly, these types of films require perfect timeframes for talking in rooms' scenes. This can be done, The Man From Earth is great, Coherence was also cool, and both of these were mostly people talking in rooms.
This one tries to project the stage scenery through the location, but it doesn't work. The acting, while mostly natural, is still movie acting, and there's a big difference. There is no focus and there is no build-up, so when the supposedly tense breakdown happens it just doesn't feel.
The funny thing is that while watching I was able to imagine these scenes on stage, and they worked with all the elements above, but the adaptation, while made with a vision, failed to create the proper feeling and convey the necessary emotions. That's why most of the film felt like mundane dialogues in an empty house with no meaningful conclusion.
Secondly, these types of films require perfect timeframes for talking in rooms' scenes. This can be done, The Man From Earth is great, Coherence was also cool, and both of these were mostly people talking in rooms.
This one tries to project the stage scenery through the location, but it doesn't work. The acting, while mostly natural, is still movie acting, and there's a big difference. There is no focus and there is no build-up, so when the supposedly tense breakdown happens it just doesn't feel.
The funny thing is that while watching I was able to imagine these scenes on stage, and they worked with all the elements above, but the adaptation, while made with a vision, failed to create the proper feeling and convey the necessary emotions. That's why most of the film felt like mundane dialogues in an empty house with no meaningful conclusion.