The Frame

Ok, the main reason I liked this movie was that it was SO different from anything I have seen. Some might say there were similarities to a couple of movies where real life followed a written script that could be altered, but they went way beyond that. Not a remake of another worn out idea. I makes you wonder what you would do if the person on the television suddenly started talking to you, not the audience but just YOU. Rent this just to see something different if for no other reason.

The thing that makes this film so impressive isn't just that it's so good, but that the director obviously couldn't have had too much money and still made a movie that looks this good. Sometimes, the camerawork can feel... amateur... but for most of it, it's an incredible accomplishment.

As a fan of Ink, the filmmaker’s previous film, I watched Frame with great interests. And found here: some great acting and directing, as well as editing. I also liked the Soundtrack, as well as the premise of the movie: the idea that these two characters share each other through TV episodes. Additionally, there is lots of subtlety that keeps you observant. On the downside, I confess I found the pacing of the story too slow—and from time to time, found myself impatient, when not mesmerized by the movement. About one hour into the story, I felt my interest pique, then wane, then pique again. I also left the film sort of acquainted with the ideas, that reality is sort of written into existence, but not quite sure those ideas really resolved themselves: I am not sure how these two worlds, different but the same, and these various characters, sometimes in only one world and sometimes in two, fit with each other. In any case, I did find the movie worthwhile and interesting, especially as compared to the ridiculous onslaught of junk from Hollywood—and look forward to the next film from this filmaker.

I really enjoyed this film. I thought the writing was subtle yet poetically metaphorical. The relationship between the two leads was effortlessly drawn out and my heart broke for both of them several times; stellar performances by both Tiffany and David. A truly heartbreaking film that to me addressed elements of character tropes, voyeurism and self reflection.