tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261420173593352970.post6607089962213540616..comments2023-05-28T08:14:48.154-07:00Comments on Anti-dis-arts-and-entertainmentism: Unwelcome [The Visitor]K. Bowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130942010358018154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261420173593352970.post-53133046490809322072008-06-16T14:58:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:58:00.000-07:00You know, I was trying to keep enough detachment t...You know, I was trying to keep enough detachment to avoid going for "ouch." I think my stronger negative feelings overwhelmed it. <BR/><BR/>I would ratehr had the film keep focus on the relationship between the professor and the young characters. That's what was working in the first half of the movie. Then it dissolves, and I never felt like any of the other relationships that tried to fill the gap had the same passion. <BR/><BR/>If the film had continued to be about the relationship, slowly evolved into the illegal immigration issue WITHOUT dragging the character off until maybe the end, it might work better.K. Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130942010358018154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261420173593352970.post-5501373220396891022008-06-16T10:41:00.000-07:002008-06-16T10:41:00.000-07:00Ouch. I think in many many ways we agree, though b...Ouch. I think in many many ways we agree, though by different degrees.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, the eye-rolling obviousness of the movie was just barely trumped by the performance of Jenkins and the other 3 leads, plus Jenkins' chemistry with the Syrian guy and his mother. <BR/><BR/>If only McCarthy had trusted his audience enough to present a moving character study with just a hint of political subtext instead of this lecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com