(L-R) Richard Kind and Aaron Wolff
Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Notable actors: Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
I don’t know what A Single Man is. Maybe I’m not old enough. Maybe I’m not smart enough, not Jewish enough. Too Jewish? Maybe it’s because I’m not American, and no matter the way it’s put, the cultural differences are, in this instance, too much.
Maybe I shouldn’t have watched it after being up all night, out of my mind from mixed medication. Maybe there’s wondrous philosophy to be found within its flickering images, philosophy I will never, no matter what I do with my life, be smart enough or experienced enough to understand.
Maybe it truly was a Mike Leigh film with none of the charisma, another tale of American’s fucking up what we do so well. Some of the taste, minimal of the magic. Or they take it out and replace it with their own, too different for me to understand.
Maybe I’m overcomplicating things. Maybe it’s just crap that I wanted to be good so badly I’ve made it too complex for my own understanding in my head.
Maybe I need to see it again?
One thing’s certain. It wasn’t worth my time, and I'd be gobsmacked if it was worth yours.
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