Review of Fling (2008) by Paul K — 28 Aug 2009
Very good movie - along the lines of Reality Bites, the Big Chill (without the soundtrack or nostalgia), Chasing Amy, and Sex, Lies, and Videotape - but belonging to this decade rather than the past. To tell the truth, I didn't expect a film like this to be made anymore - I liked the use of the hand-held camera and the tight, quick shots that somehow seem to mimic the emotional tenor of the relationships in which everyone is close but no one seems willing to slow down, as if the allegiance to an idea can bring them all through no matter how unconventional or impractical.
The movie follows the couples through one stage of their young lives, as they play out an experiment that began at a wedding they attended. Like these other movies, it's all about the relationships, and the couples are appropriately hip, emotionally open, and aren't too serious about their young, successful lives - it almost seems that events can't wait for such a character to wade through a pool of angst and deep introspection.
And isn't that the way modern life often is acted out?
This review of Fling (2008) was written by Paul K on 28 Aug 2009.
Fling has generally received mixed reviews.
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