Review of 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1995) by Matt K — 28 Jul 2008

What was the point of this film? I really don't know. I appreciated the filmmaking, nobody can deny that Haneke can make interesting films. This film was weirdly compelling, but not because I really cared about the characters or situations, mostly just because I was waiting for something to actually happen.

I did really like the last half hour of the film, and the ending is fantastic, but the first hour is so random, and so dull. I'm sure a lot of the more random bits are actually connected if you pay close attention, but I didn't care enough to try.