October 10, 2010

Jack Goes Boating

Data
Title: Jack Goes Boating
Year: 2010
Length: 91 minutes
Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Writer: Robert Glaudini, based on his play
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne Rubin-Vega
Music: non-original music

My reaction
Synopsis: two nice, awkward people get hooked up
How I saw it: in the theater, yesterday
Concept: Great. Hooray for nice people.
Story: Indifferent.
Characters: Great.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Indifferent.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Great.
Acting: Great.
Music: Great.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good). A sweet movie, with lots of strong emotions. It reminds me a lot of Amelie, but without the quirkiness or prettiness.
Objective Rating: 3.3/4 (Very good).

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