New Zealand filmmaker Harry Sinclair turns to a more rural setting with this modern fairy tale centering on two lovers, Lucinda {($Danielle Cormack}) and Rob (Karl Urban), who live on a dairy farm in a quaint small town. On a standard errand one day, Lucinda accidentally hits an older woman on the road. The woman miraculously gets up unharmed and disappears, but soon afterward, Lucinda starts incorporating her fears into her current romantic relationship. In an effort to restore their romantic
lives to a more exciting plane, Lucinda begins creating small conflicts on the advice of friend Drosophila (Willa O'Neill), hoping for instant results. One night, however, Rob and Lucinda are robbed by a Maori group, later revealed to be the nephews of the woman stricken in the car accident. The group steals a quilt, which Lucinda barters 117 of Rob's farm cows to get back. Meanwhile, Drosophila has attempted to steal Rob for herself, and Lucinda's plans turn out to work against her. Director Sinclair reportedly developed the story as an outline, with many elements devised as the film progressed during shooting. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi
Too bad that unconscious haunting quality is in no way conveyed by the story, which soon reveals itself not as magical but silly -- and even irritating.
This is a quaint and creative take on the modern romantic motif, a film that creates a world where subtle beauty and true love are more than enough to get by on.
A fairy tale? Sort of. 'The course of love never runs smoothly'? Definitly. Typical? NO. Want to see 98% of Carl Urban (give or take a bit)? Then YES. Fun to watch? Yes. What really is the most important thing in your life? Watch Lucinda struggle with that.
March 8, 2008
Glen Shrope
Ummmmmm. Hm. I don't quite know what to make of this one. A surreal, odd fairytale/love story. I guess. There are some neat visuals, particularly of Lucinda running across a hillside with her bright red sari trailing behind her. And some funny bits like Nigel the agoraphobic dog. I don't know. It's good-hearted
enough, and if you're in the mood for an odd movie and Karl Urban's bare butt splashing around in a milk tank, well hey, why the hell not?
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