"The movie works awfully hard to arrive at an empty and obvious allegory, and Ford’s desire to resolve his story in a neat, shiny package feels like glib manipulation. To top it off, Griff the Invisible breaks one of the cardinal rules of scripting: its assortment of odd characters gets less interesting the more we learn about them."
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Griff the Invisible (2010)**
"The movie works awfully hard to arrive at an empty and obvious allegory, and Ford’s desire to resolve his story in a neat, shiny package feels like glib manipulation. To top it off, Griff the Invisible breaks one of the cardinal rules of scripting: its assortment of odd characters gets less interesting the more we learn about them."
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Powerful writing! I'll take your word for it, without even reading more...)))btw, the verification word for me is "pesstang"...is that something to do with repubs? Snorting Out Loud - yr fran, shu zin
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