Nothing Personal (2009)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 10
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 2
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 0
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Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne (Lotte Verbeek) observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to
Nov 19, 2010 Limited
Oct 4, 2011
Olive Films
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (2)
Not since Flashdance has a lobster dinner been seasoned with so much unspoken emotion.
Top CriticDirector-writer Urszula Antoniak, in her first big-screen feature, keeps dialogue to a minimum while concentrating on visual style.
[Follows] a familiar path that's energized by subtle lead performances.
The whole thing is a pleasure to watch, though, because Verbeek and Rea telegraph volumes of subtext beneath the dialogue they're given, speaking to the human need for emotional and physical contact -- and the fear of the responsibilities and costs.
...a nice debut film, deliberately crafted, placidly powerful, and sensibly touching, with a dash of stubborn frivolity tossed in for effective measure.
An exquisite elegy to privacy and solitude.
Small-scale drama gains from its performances and location photography.
subtle and composed
A meditative drama that explores in rich and rewarding ways the luxury of solitude in the lives of two strangers who both love being alone.
Two loners in an Irish coastal house negotiate their emotional distance in this debut feature, with an implausible script undermining strong performances and visual ambition.
Audience Reviews for Nothing Personal
"Nothing Personal" is a sparsely engaging movie, straight out of the less is more book, relying on visuals mostly to tell its story, with rural Ireland looking simultaneously dreary and beautiful. That mise en scene informs a lot of this story of two characters who choose to live solitary lives. As they refuse to play by society's rules, it is no surprise that the movie both satisfies and plays with expectations, especially with its ending. And since this is a two hander, it is a good thing that two of those hands belong to Stephen Rea as he even sings here.(Well, not very well but the effort is appreciated.)
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