Writer and director Sophie Barthes makes her feature debut with this comedy that has Charlie Kaufman written all over it. It has elements from Kaufman's "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," and "Synecdoche, New York." The story of actor Paul Giamatti who struggles with the lead role in Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" which leads him to extract his soul temporary with unexpected consequences. What should have been much lighter in tone gets more serious that takes some steam out of what could have been an outrageous comedy. The secondary plot and characters that includes a Russian soul smuggler takes the story to an unnecessary direction. Paul Giamatti stars and does well with the material while David Strathairn and Emily Watson are wasted. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Cold Souls
Writer and director Sophie Barthes makes her feature debut with this comedy that has Charlie Kaufman written all over it. It has elements from Kaufman's "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," and "Synecdoche, New York." The story of actor Paul Giamatti who struggles with the lead role in Chekov's "Uncle Vanya" which leads him to extract his soul temporary with unexpected consequences. What should have been much lighter in tone gets more serious that takes some steam out of what could have been an outrageous comedy. The secondary plot and characters that includes a Russian soul smuggler takes the story to an unnecessary direction. Paul Giamatti stars and does well with the material while David Strathairn and Emily Watson are wasted. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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