In the Land of Women (2007)

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Dec 13 1:29

It's a very temperate, well-paced story. It has no plot twists, surprises or anything unexpected. It a story of escape, and the requisite eventual enlightenment. About a writer and his writer's block, of course. But it was decent, and seriously crafted. The actors were cast perfectly into their screentime-deprived roles. The story could have been better if it didn't try to deal with so many storylines. The mother's breast cancer could have been made into a background story so we could see more of her interaction with her husband. I like movies that have a natural pace, story-wise. And I would have wanted this movie to be longer. There were no explicit tying up of loose ends. But I think the overall quality of the story was organic and any more additions would ruin it....Read more

Rating : 8/10