Leaving Normal
I didn't enjoy the film Leaving Normal. It felt so contrived and fake to me. I can't quite pinpoint if it was the script or the acting that didn't work for me, but I just didn't care about the characters. In a film like this, I should be routing for them to figure everything out, but I just kept hoping that they would make up their minds and hurry things along. There wasn't any real depth to the characters, so I had a lot of trouble connecting with them. My favorite film this year has been Straight Story. I loved the simplicity of this movie. My reaction to it was completely the opposite of Leaving Normal. I really cared about what happened to the characters here. I wanted him to be able to see his brother so badly and became really invested in his story. It was a beautiful movie which I really want to see again.