He makes
quality films seemingly year after year and touches all manner of genre each time (very Soderbergian / Almodovr-esque in that way).
Not exact matches
This isn't the first time that the actor has gone against the grain in recent years, but it's refreshing to see someone of his
quality take on a role that's
seemingly beneath him, because it's the difference between an enjoyable
film and another direct - to - video dud.
What Table 19's
quality boils down to is the story and the comedy, both
seemingly unfinished in the
film.
Coming eleven years after Toy Story 2 drew comparisons to The Godfather Part II in
quality, earning universal acclaim despite originating as a direct - to - video project, Toy Story 3 raised
seemingly insurmountable expectations, having to endure comparison to two of the most beloved
films of the late 20th century and ones that represented childhood bliss for millions.
Brush all those memories aside, though, because the very hallucinogenic
quality of his videos perfectly melds with the director's
seemingly fleeting attention span in Eternal Sunshine, where his faults as a storyteller are directly tied to the
film's strengths.
While relatively low - budget, this is the director's biggest
film to date — there's no shaky camerawork or poor sound
quality here, and working, notable actors are
seemingly getting working day rates.
The figure — the head — is captured with the
qualities of a
film still, caught within a frozen and blurry moment, depicted in a reduced palette of colors that are rendered in a series of horizontal bands of paint
seemingly pulled across a smooth surface — slick and evocative.