Review of Pieces of April (2003) by Michael C — 23 Jun 2007
It won?t knock your socks off or even make it into your top ten. Chances are you?ll have forgotten it a week later, but Pieces of April stands out as one of the most touching and ?real? films I?ve seen in a long time.
It?s refreshingly free of gloss and glamour, and yet grabs you from the first frame to the last. It?s not ?kitchen sink?, but it manages to show us some very real characters in a rundown setting. Yes, it pulls off a happy ending, but it takes us everywhere else first in a way that is so realistic that we really appreciate the relief from the pain at the end.
Not that it?s unpleasant viewing, far from it. It will make you laugh out load and most importantly identify with the experiences laid bare on the screen. I?d like to say I can heartily recommend it, but it won?t be to everyone?s tastes and it?s likely that some people just won?t be able to relate to it.
For those that can it?s well worth a couple of hours of your time.
This review of Pieces of April (2003) was written by Michael C on 23 Jun 2007.
Pieces of April has generally received positive reviews.
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