"Misery is easy...Happiness you have to work at!"
from: Odine
"It is very difficult to describe the three-person play that is Neil Jordan's latest film, Ondine. Oh, there are other people in it, but apart from Stephen Rea's excellent ability to support, they don't matter. It's difficult to describe, because every additional word I might use to relay the story will undoubtedly lead you astray. The problem is that we have this desire, and one that is nearly impossible to overcome, to know what movies are about.
It may be quite a stretch to say that the film isn't about anything (though it's a stretch I think I'll push), but thirty minutes in my entire reaction could be summed up by saying that I didn't care if it was about anything. Sure, I can tell you what happens, but there is an aboutness that gets lost in translation. You could tell me what you've done the last few days, but it doesn't make that time about something."
Read more: http://www.areyouscreening.com/2010/06/08/ondine-movie-review#ixzz1E00kxUdM
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All that I want to add to this review is that this movie made me smile, long for the greenness of Europe and I want to buy the soundtrack!!! Its all so lovely!!! ***** 5 stars!!!
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