Mood prevails over narrative momentum in this elliptical drama that's admirable for its vision even as it keeps its characters at a frustrating emotional distance.
I was just mulling over this very matter earlier this week in a review of USA's «Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.,» which also cuts corners and condenses facts in the name of narrativemomentum and dramatic impact.