Helen

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Audience Member Lawlor and Molloy translate their majestic visual skills perfectly in their feature length debut; in the end it is only the cardboard acting which prominently lets Helen down. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Given that it is underlying storyline is quite harrowing, this film was well made and beautifully executed Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice idea, cack- handed production. Mercifully short. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very arty film, it's very sort but it seems to go on forever, this is because of the way it's shot. I really like the way it's been shot, beautiful colours and some really interesting angels. From an art and style point of view I like this film. The plot on the other hand is dull, and although I think it's an interesting idea, the story drags, and because of this I wanted to drop off. The acting is also strange, very wooden and no passion, the actors look uncomfortable, but I think that's the point. The film is worth a watch, as it is good to see a film that's not your typical, put A into slot B, but to be honest you need to really love the art of film to enjoy this piece. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this film at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival in 2008, but never found it on the database here, or better, never bothered looking for it in the database here. There are some movies that I believe could easily have been a short film, and this is one of them. Tedious, slow, self-indulgent, contrived, bad copycat, directional grandeur wannabe with a rotten cherry on top. A movie Gus Van Sant would make from the womb, or a film student as a drama <i>Blair Witch Project</i> specimen. I'm attacking this movie harshly, but I just had it with films who want to be like other films and fail. Remember Duplass' <i>Hannah Takes The Stairs</i>? Well, this is <i>Helen Takes The Park Path</i>. One of those films I felt like slitting my wrists during! Some endless 79 minutes those were for me..The best moment in it was that it ended. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member An ambitiously meditative film, but just as the story grips you it ends, leaving you mystified beyond the call of the enigmatic plot. Ultimately, Helen doesn't quite work, but it remains an oddly haunting experience. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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