I wanted to like this movie far more. The acting is exceptional, the direction is lovely, and it seems to be building towards something worthwhile. The look and feel of this movie intentionally evokes movies of the 70's with soft lighting and subjects, methodically paced and excellently directed. The lead actresses are genuinely great and their romance while predictable is sweet. There's interesting notions about wealth and corruption at play along with an overarching examination of loneliness. Watching the main character slowly evolve through this film is very naturalistic, and again I cannot praise the actress enough. Unfortunately all my goodwill was shattered with the ending to this film. It thinks it has an interesting twist, and that it makes sense. It doesn't. And all that careful, methodical pacing and slowly built expectation ends up becoming more frustration than payoff.
Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl