Review of My Joy (2010) by Tor M — 20 Mar 2011
A slow paced film with loads of elements. Sometimes it's darkish comedy-like, but allways put in a true and sad setting. Georgy's life as truck driver is hard but he does his best to be a nice guy. A different road movie, that's really nothing like a road movie at all.
It's hard to get a grip of it. New faces, new stories, earlier years, winter, summer - it skips, and it's messy. The atmosphere is great, the images are great and we get to see some very original filming. Still, longer shots are still a typical Russian-themed feature. I did not like the shaky cam thing, even if it gave a certain "being present" effect.
Well acted, well made film. Too bad it's a bit of a mess - the way the story is told and presented that is. If you give it some time - meaning watching a new scene, or a "new part" for 20 minutes without catching the earlier connections you may hang on to it. It's possible, but it killed some of the film for me. I can also add that the ending was very nice, and so was the opening scene.
This review of My Joy (2010) was written by Tor M on 20 Mar 2011.
My Joy has generally received positive reviews.
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