Review of Familiar Strangers (2008) by Jim H — 09 Nov 2010
The end of this film is rather effective, and during the last few scenes, I admit that I almost felt something for the characters. But these few moments of pathos do nothing to make up for the sheer boredom (a word I try not to use) of the first hour and fifteen minutes.
The characters are remarkably uninteresting with few definable aspects - drawn, one might say, with a blurry pen. The situations are contrived - made up out of cliches. And if this attempts to be a comedy, I can find no discernibly amusing moment.
More to the point, whatever happened with the Brian/Allison plot? The only mildly charming character disappears, and the movie sorely misses her and its overall point.
This review of Familiar Strangers (2008) was written by Jim H on 09 Nov 2010.
Familiar Strangers has generally received mixed reviews.
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