Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

nicholasquirt Almost unbearable pseudo-intellectual nonsense. It has an original story line, and I appreciated it's mood and pace, but it is so full of non-sequiturs and philosophical gibberish that I felt like I was reading someone's embarrassing middle school poetry. Full of meretricious profundity. I understand that I may sound arrogant (especially when using a term like meretricious) and harsh, but I actually couldn't help from feeling nauseous and cringing. Cannibal Holocaust was easier to watch. I can only see it as thought provoking or emotionally resonant for somebody that is too lazy to pick up a treatise or postmodern novel, or watch an O'Neill play. Also some overacting, enough that I was well aware that I was watching a movie with actors,as well.

Kathy Morgan I thought this movie had some serious powerhouse acting in it. Dialogue heavy which initially made me fear for boredom to come. But it never came. I was impressed.Nicole was superb.I would surely hope that this was at least considered for some sort of awards, and if not, it was sadly missed.I don't want to give spoilers because I want to tell people to watch. To pay attention. To see the realism with the acting.I hope the director does many more things in the future. I look forward to them.

tlatlatecolotl As the credits make clear, this was originally a play, and it shows: very talky, with lots of opportunity for over-the-top scenery-chewing (to which co-protagonist Nicole Beharie commits with great relish). The titular apartment is the setting for most of the proceedings, with occasional flash-backs that round out the narrative.Beharie is amazing to watch in the role of whip-smart yet highly unstable Piper. Christopher J Domig does well in the role of the conflicted man who reaches out to her. The slow-moving narrative hinges on gradually-drawn-out revelations, all of which occur in a highly-charged environment commandeered by a very skeptical and very off-kilter young woman wielding a gun. When these revelations finally arrive, so much energy has been expended in their extraction, one anticipates a cathartic release of all the emotional tension that has been built up so far.What does transpire is fiendishly frustrating ---in a very good way--- and must be experienced from start to finish in order to be fully savored.This is a small jewel of a film that fits in nicely with previous works by Hal Hartley and Tom Noonan.

Abyss47 A low-budget indie drama that takes place almost entirely in a single space and deals with the conflict between two very different individuals, one a white male and the other a black female. Both are suffering from their own personal demons and in the end are able to finally combat them and change for the better. As low key as it is, the story itself throws some pretty shocking revelations at the viewer and is very heavy on dialogue. Nicole Beharie gives a powerhouse performance as a woman suffering from bipolar disorder and is on the very edge of killing herself. She manages to be terrifying, sexy, riveting, and hilarious throughout, and sometimes even all at once. It'll be a crime if her performance in this doesn't lead to many more roles in the near-future. Christopher J. Domig holds his own well, giving a quiet, calculated performance full of complexity and controlled rage. This is a very, very slow film, so it obviously won't appeal to everyone. I saw it at the Pan African Film Festival and at least two people fell asleep, but thankfully, everyone else was able to appreciate it for the challenging, perceptive film it truly is.