"Explain this to me: One minute there is a boy, a life thrumming with possibilities, and ... more
the next there are marked cars and strangers in uniform and the fractured whirling lights. And that, suddenly, is all the world has to offer."This is the voice of...
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I saw reservationroad last week,i know its pretty late,but who cares!I had high expectations and I am glad that i watched this movie. In the recent past,there has been films with more than one family involved,families being linked by an accident.But wait,this is not two parallel stories,this is one story interlinking the two families.
It deals with human loss,anger and forgiveness-a plot that has been explored by a few directors/writers recently.This film didn?t pave any new path in the same genre but what really stood out for me were the performances and the way the story unfolded.
We see two families,different from each other,one a happy family of 4 while the other comprising of a divorced husband-wife and their only children.The film emphasizes mainly on the relation of the two dads with their boy,one angry and devastated by the loss ...
Advantages: Its thrilling, easy on the brain and has Joaquin Phoenix in Disadvantages: It's quite sad, the plot might be a little too easy on the brain
Advantages: A decent performance from Abigail Breslin. Disadvantages: Zeta-Jones can't do comedy and neither can the director.
and strings that suit the frothy subject matter. His chiming piano and strutting strings reflect the order Kate requires in her kitchen, though Glass then undermines himself by turning them syrupy. He employs syncopated piano motifs that resemble a heartbeat for her bedside vigil, which becomes steadily darker as it progresses. He tends towards the mawkish with sad piano and flute sections that seems a calculated attempt to push our emotional buttons. The most effective use of music comes with the jazzy brass and frantic themes for when Nick and Zoe are making pizza. It's a shame the rest of the soundtrack doesn't match up, with Michael Bublé's version of "Sway", refrains of "S'Wonderful" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" sitting at odds with Glass' solid groundwork.
"No Reservations" is a syrupy chick flick that will appeal if you like its leads ...
