Elijah Wood picks the most esoteric roles these days. I chose to see the movie for three things. Him, Rose from Two and Half Men and the strange long winding title of the film.
This film is on the boundary of multiple genres. It is comedy, drama and a bit of a thriller. The movie wanted to do a lot and it was successful for me at least. The benefit of being on the boundary is that I could not guess which genre it would pick next and how committed it would be to that genre.
Ruth is a disgruntled nurse. She is just not happy with how carelessly people around her live. One day she comes back from the hospital, she finds her house is broken into and her grandmothers silverware is missing along with her laptop. Police aren't much of a help and so she starts to investigate a bit.
The way it starts and the way it ends are very different. It is a tale of someone fed up with the world, but not like Danny from Beef. She has not reached a point of ending it all, she has a little spark of retaliation left in her and the break-in fans the flames, especially after the Police refuse to take any action.
Elijah Wood is brilliant to watch. A little dreamy, self-absorbed, but not someone with malice. It was a pleasure to see his character traits coming to light bit by bit. He was brilliant at throwing stars as well. ;)
The movie takes in strange trajectory as it moves and I sometimes question the why of it, but in the end, I was never left disappointed.
Review by SolBlockedParent2024-02-03T12:25:53Z
Elijah Wood picks the most esoteric roles these days. I chose to see the movie for three things. Him, Rose from Two and Half Men and the strange long winding title of the film.
This film is on the boundary of multiple genres. It is comedy, drama and a bit of a thriller. The movie wanted to do a lot and it was successful for me at least. The benefit of being on the boundary is that I could not guess which genre it would pick next and how committed it would be to that genre.
Ruth is a disgruntled nurse. She is just not happy with how carelessly people around her live. One day she comes back from the hospital, she finds her house is broken into and her grandmothers silverware is missing along with her laptop. Police aren't much of a help and so she starts to investigate a bit.
The way it starts and the way it ends are very different. It is a tale of someone fed up with the world, but not like Danny from Beef. She has not reached a point of ending it all, she has a little spark of retaliation left in her and the break-in fans the flames, especially after the Police refuse to take any action.
Elijah Wood is brilliant to watch. A little dreamy, self-absorbed, but not someone with malice. It was a pleasure to see his character traits coming to light bit by bit. He was brilliant at throwing stars as well. ;)
The movie takes in strange trajectory as it moves and I sometimes question the why of it, but in the end, I was never left disappointed.