Saw this film at the Denver International Film Festival thought it was cool. It's a character driven story, no crazy action or gimmicks, thought the actors did a great job and the story presented a interesting view of life's up and downs. Reminds me a little of "Sex, Lies, and Video Tape." What I liked about it was that each character had this ideal idea of themselves that had disappeared and they'd lost track of. It's like their youth is fading and they can't/won't accept it. They really haven't grown as people but they are adults so they have to deal with adult situations. It reminds me of indie films in the early 90's, pre-Sept. 11, when people were focusing on themselves and not anything else but after that tragic event we have this desperation for those days long lost when we didn't have to care about anything but ourselves. That's what makes me think of "Sex, Lies, and Video Tape" because those characters longed for something they had lost too.
Review of Automatic
