Comet

Comet

Comet movie posterOnly a handful get to witness the Haley’s comet twice in their lifetime. Each close encounter between the Earth and this extraterrestrial tourist is considered glorious by what it is, by what it could mean, and for that minute-long moment the tiny humans see it. As for Comet, the two splendid moments it has are paced carefully to keep the audience interested in waiting for that one last serendipitous meeting.

A slice(s)-of-life/mumblecore — just two people talking, talking and talking —  on relationships, Comet plays with your emotions, thanks to the chemistry between Dell (Justin Long) and Kimberly (Emmy Rossum); and dances in front of your eyes through its fluidly edited and assembled non-linear structure, which tickles your cinematic memory (Is this another Before Sunrise or a tamed Cloud Atlas?). The meaningful framing and POV of the shots by Eric Koretz, enriched by Daniel Hart’s score, strengthen the general tone of the intertwined scenes. This interweaved tapestry engages you to the end, if you set aside the hollow fine details of the script. The dialogue is at its best, in times of friction; above-average, when they go philosophical and wonder about their life or relationship; while sleep-inducing in times when it should have been textbook romantic. Thankfully, these doze-worthy segments intersect with the other great scenes, thereby offsetting this dismal remark. For his directorial debut, writer-director Sam Esmail possesses a good sense of time and pacing. Being able to visualize how his film’s final moments play out, the final set of scenes look and feel remarkable. It improves your confidence and helps participate in frequent lovemaking episodes to enjoy intimate cialis professional for sale moments. There india sildenafil appalachianmagazine.com are some people who prefer the older ways of doing things. Patients with this disease can suffering from many discomfort, cialis österreich such as swelling lump or liquid of cyst, even with scrotal straining feeling obviously. This natural sex tonic relieves you from ordering viagra from canada physical weakness. Setting up and exploring his archetypical characters beyond the cultural references lagged the film, thus failing to bring some personality to a relationship drama, other movies have superbly tackled and dissected. His achievement in the final half is interesting for it is more typical for movies to be handsomely set up but go haywire in the second half or final act.

Other than the uneven script, the film presented itself as a puzzle, as introduced by the opening card: “The following events take place over six years (a few parallel universes over)”. When you get midway, you would wonder the need of establishing a mystery when the general answer is already crystal clear. As much as other films go downhill after this reveal, Comet doesn’t pander into the sci-fi genre it slightly promoted itself as. These scenes that may pass as science fiction, are for me, just magical realism by neurochemical imbalance. For the really inquisitive person, it may possibly a metaphor to the real world matters that surely are more serious than a luck-driven career in being with another frail, imperfect human being. The delightful aspect among these bits is that even without a blatant explanation, you won’t go nuts and mind your seatmate or the internet for answers because Comet is definitely directed to the importance of human connection, of the now, of the significant other. The sci-fi element is just a splash of color to reel in a new dimension to an already worthwhile experience.

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