Review of Old Joy (2006) by Tim F — 06 Apr 2011

I won't remember much of it tomorrow, or feel a need to seek it out again, but I'm glad it exists, sort of. The cinematography and certain (though not all) choices in random exteriors are nice to look at, and the actors London and Oldham have good friendly chemistry.

But, and I hate to say this, I wish *something* would happen in it; the height of drama comes with a massage in a hot-tub (which, I'll admit, is a great little scene). I appreciate that it's minimalist and meditative and all that, and what surrounds these men is important, but I think Reichardt would mine much better minimalist ground in her next feature, Wendy & Lucy.

Also the last three minutes seems to be just ... huh? B-roll footage.