Nobody Walks
A Silver Lake family's relaxed dynamic is tested after they take in a young artist so she can complete her art film.
Director:
Ry Russo-Young
Cast:
John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt
Screenplay:
Lena Dunham, Ry Russo-Young
Screening Date:
Sep 29, 2012
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Fair | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0% | 4.8% | 14.5% | 38.7% | 41.9% |
“I enjoyed the film without analyzing the subject matter. There were too many characters with sex on their minds (unrealistic) in one film. I found Martine an interesting character and a wonderful actress.”
“I feel like I saw movie in the trailer.”
“I am surprised that nobody walked out of the theater during the performance.”
"I really enjoyed this Petri dish of narcissistic, self-indulgent Californians. Alone among them, Martine had hard drive and used her sexual power to achieve her goals and not just to gratify undisciplined impulse.”
"The sound was the only redeeming quality, the rest was a waste of celluloid. Who dreamed this up or rather what a nightmare?”
“The bugs were more interesting than the characters.”
“Slow and boring.”
“Nobody cares! Awful! Torture! The bugging story, the master manipulator. I’m surprised Dylan McDermott was on board!”
“Nobody should walk to this movie!”
“What happened to the moral code/principals? Confusing.”
“The only ones who walk away scathed was the audience.”
“I wasn’t sure what this bitter little film was trying to say. Technically good, but pretentious. The events in the film were not credible.”
“One 23-year-old who has to use her body to accomplish her work. Two men who again think with their penis. A waste of time.”
“If you can’t love the one you love – love the one your with. Martine was a wolf in lambs clothing. Don’t invite strangers into your home.”
“No intensity. Thin plot, no twists. Grasping for some kind of metaphor.”
“One of the worst. Film does not work. Martine is self-involved. She is a user of others.”
“Women have more control over their emotions than men? (Wife doesn’t act on impulse, husband does). Martine is a 1st class user. Also she is not so attractive or sexy. An a-morality tale. Despite the director’s statement I’m not sure why she did this film. Did the director have an unconscious issue about using? I guess the director/writer wanted to provoke discussion but I didn’t really like this film. I would be hesitant to recommend it.”
“Unlikable film with unlikable characters. Obvious imaging and pretentious (to make sure we got it). Over sexualized from the beginning.”
“What was the point? The only worthwhile character was the therapist. She was the only one with any integrity.”
“I sort of like the bravado to break the rules – not a single likeable, identifyable character in the bunch. So with the rules broken what do you substitute? Poetic cinematic metaphors of black and white bugs, swimming pool sexing and knive’s slashing. Un Chien Andalou was 80 years ago! Bold, but ultimately it’s message was muddy at best.”
“For me the soundtrack and sound effects became another character.”
“Liked the poem and Olivia Thigby’s hairstyle, that’s about it!”
“Nobody walked, but wish they had. How adolescent!”
“I disliked this movie not for the reasons the group expressed in our discussion. – Analyzing Martine and California, but because the film made sexuality the villain and was in that regard, very shallow and odd. The key to the film is in Peter’s description of the theme of Martine’s bug film. He says its about the tension between nature civilization, perhaps he said community. Big problem with the film is this is a very shallow minded excuse for a premise and plot. Doesn’t work.”
“Painful to watch!”
“Minus morality!”
If you'd like to know more about the film...
Interview with the Director that goes more into the making of the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha-w90ppQlY
This review goes more into depth of the characters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAIOKiOEtU&feature=related
Review that says, "it was artful but goes no where"?
http://www.heraldnews.com/entertainment/x1292877207/-Nobody-Walks-is- artful-but-goes-nowhere
