Limbo

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Audience Member John Sayles has always known how to write, and this film is no exception. his backdrop feels alive and the conflicts behind the curtain set up a world of limbo even before the metaphoric limbo takes place. But the film wants us to see these characters struggle with what they are, and reinvent themselves in the light of dire circumstances. It may have worked if only we hadn't seen the characters take steps toward redemption that felt like they were leading somewhere. They weren't, and the ending (well, lack-there-of) and the film's attempt at a metaphor at "writing your own story to your life when the story ends" is much to far into the 2 hour film to make in real resonance with the first hour fifteen. Still, it's well made, even if it isn't really that put together. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member How low can you go? Not much lower than this amateurish, pretentious, steaming heap of terrible. The main character is named Adam Moses, or crying out loud! Shot in "cinematic" black and white digital video, it wants to be "Run, Lola, Run" as directed by Ingmar Bergmann. Not even close. It's ponderous, preachy, frequently incoherent, rife with bad acting and incompetent dialogue. Flixster has the 2004 clunker directed by Thomas Ikimi mixed up with a 1999 film with the same name from John Sayles. Don't be confused, even though you'll probably want to forget Ikimi's cinematic miscarriage ASAP. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Best John Sayles movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Best of this movie is Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio siging Tom Wait´s Heart of Saturday Night. Nice landscapes next to the sea too. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic film that's a great "test" movie. People either get it or don't. The acting is superb, there are no special effects, and it is dialogue driven. No wonder it's a cult film. The much talked about ending...I LOVED it! If you have no idea what this movie is about, see it with as little preconceptions as possible. Terrific flick. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Intriguing..kept you on the edge towards the end. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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