Review of Sidewalls (2011) by Luíza G — 11 May 2013
The opening scene of Sidewalls, an Argentine indie romantic comedy, is fairly gorgeous, with its ruminations on urban disconnect and its showcase of Buenos Aries' unique architectural landscape. The imagery nicely complements the themes.
But upon meeting the film's protagonists, a couple of neurotic loners who, despite living next to each other, have never met, the film increasingly becomes a paint-by-numbers exercise on how the couple will eventually meet and, presumably, fall in love.
It leans too heavily on indie quirk and cutesy observations about modern life, cribbing shamelessly from Woody Allen's Manhattan without the wit.
This review of Sidewalls (2011) was written by Luíza G on 11 May 2013.
Sidewalls has generally received positive reviews.
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