Unfortunately, «A Reason» doesn't have enough story to justify its running time of nearly two hours, and though the performers are skilled, the melodramatic score and
deliberate pace result in a piece that is overwrought but underdone.
Not exact matches
The movie's all - too -
deliberate pace holds the viewer at arms length for much of its overlong running time, however, as Foley's rough - cut sensibilities
result in a surfeit of palpably padded - out and entirely needless sequences - with the ensuing lack of momentum ensuring that certain moments aren't able to pack the visceral punch that Foley has intended.
The movie's far - from - engrossing atmosphere is compounded by its excessively
deliberate pace, with Shavelson's relaxed approach
resulting in a number of overlong and flat - out needless interludes (eg Frank's wooing of Helen seems to go on forever).