Review of A Woman Under the Influence (1974) by Sakari L — 10 Aug 2008
At times harrowing and incredibly impactful, others too loose, lacking subtlety and technically distracting. There are no questioning the performances but Cassavetes goes in too often for the close up, not allowing the characters pain to creep under our skin.
And hammering some points home; for example, Peter Falk's trip to the beach with his kids could have been a beautiful and heartbreaking silent two minutes, instead it hammers home the point, already explored that he can't cope with or without her.
And technically, while its manipulation of a non-existant budget was fantastic it tripped itself up with amateur mistakes such as unsynched sound, which in a more stylised piece would not have been a problem but because of the realism was.
3 stars is a little harsh but because of the brilliant bed lay down, I wanted it to be perfect.
This review of A Woman Under the Influence (1974) was written by Sakari L on 10 Aug 2008.
A Woman Under the Influence has generally received very positive reviews.
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