5 second movie review

3.29.2007

Just watched Shopgirl, the film based on Steve Martin's novella. Good, in that it deviated a bit from the standard romantic film. Bad in that the ending was a little forced and the narration only added to the awkwardness. it was beautifully shot, though. I loved the framing--from the opening scene with Claire Danes and the hand model to the bedroom scenes with the square lighting. Danes put on a bit of a one woman show, as neither Martin's nor Schwartman's characters are developed very much. She did so beautifully, accomplishing so much with her facial expressions, accentuated as the dialog was appropriately sparse. Now I'm going on as if I know what I'm talking about. Well, one woman's musings.