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Harry Lime · 01-14-2022, 02:07 PM

I think that Nomadland worked because McDormand has a very expressive face. I am starting to think that Zhao's primary stage direction is, "Forlorn! Look more forlorn! You, over there, you don't think that I can see you, but I can. Look forlorn."

The banter was oddly cardboard as well. Nanjiani and Dong-seok have comedic chops, so they sold the dialogue better, but the rest of the cast struggled. Maybe Zhao shouldn't have written the script, and she might be effective forcing a little forlorn through more dynamic interaction.

I really wanted to like this, and there were moments that I genuinely did. I think that Chan and Harrington were the strongest part of the movie. After a month or so, I'm going to revisit and see if it ages well on a second viewing.

01-14-2022, 02:07 PM	#4129
Harry Lime Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2014 Exp:	I think that Nomadland worked because McDormand has a very expressive face. I am starting to think that Zhao's primary stage direction is, "Forlorn! Look more forlorn! You, over there, you don't think that I can see you, but I can. Look forlorn." The banter was oddly cardboard as well. Nanjiani and Dong-seok have comedic chops, so they sold the dialogue better, but the rest of the cast struggled. Maybe Zhao shouldn't have written the script, and she might be effective forcing a little forlorn through more dynamic interaction. I really wanted to like this, and there were moments that I genuinely did. I think that Chan and Harrington were the strongest part of the movie. After a month or so, I'm going to revisit and see if it ages well on a second viewing. __________________ "By Grabthar's hammer ... what a savings."