Review
If I had seen this film outside of a film festival setting I probably would not have appreciated it as much. Fortunately director David Lowery provided amazing insight into his thought process and artistic intent as he crafted this film.
His attempt to create a Ȭlassic" film distinguishable for its details but otherwise typical of the starcrossed lovers genre resulted in something so much more. The characters are much more complex and do not fit neatly into their traditional archetypes. The audience will feel conflicted throughout growing partial to different characters and rooting for different outcomes at various junctures in the film. Character introspection and lengthy shots of the landscape definitely took priority over plot development. If the depth of the story matched the depth of the characters this would be a truly great film.
The performances are secondtonone and the film was expertly cast. The hand clapping percussion and fiddle gives the score a uniquely southern soulful feel anyone from Texas can attest the combination of score and cinematography will let the audience know what smalltown Texas feels like.
Lowery prefaced the film as a cinematic ȯolk song" and it totally had the feel of a Townes Van Zandt ballad. If the filmgoer keeps the folk song description in mind they'll truly appreciate the film's nuances and enjoy the experience.
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