BEFORE: And linking from "Argo", Clea DuVall was also in "Girl, Interrupted" with Angelina Jolie (last seen in "The Bone Collector").
THE PLOT: Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.
AFTER: I don't have much to report tonight - I can't say that I enjoyed this one, but I don't think it's meant to be enjoyed, though some may consider the story important. Yet I think that's sort of a trap that screenwriters fall into, with an important story there's sometimes not much of an effort made to ensure that the film is also entertaining, and isn't that the point? Documentaries inform, dramas should entertain.
The other trap on display here regards the fate of Daniel Pearl - if you already know it, then you may spend the whole film waiting for it to be portrayed, and if you didn't already know it, then you may hold out some hope. Either way, it's a set-up for disappointment. I maintain that with a tricky story like this, it's best to not even try. Not every story is going to work as a dramatic film, and I think this is one that just doesn't.
Also starring Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi (last seen in "Bend It Like Beckham"), Will Patton (last seen in "Brooklyn's Finest"), Denis O'Hare, Irrfan Khan (last seen in "The Amazing Spider-Man")
RATING: 3 out of 10 TV interviews
No comments:
Post a Comment