This review contains spoilers after a certain marked point.
The less you know about the story going in the better this is going to play. If you know what happens then odds are things will be less interesting. The basic story, sans spoilers, is that Burt Pagach is dumped by his girlfriend, Linda, who gets engaged to another nice young man. Torn with jealousy he pays three men to throw acid in Linda's face. What happens after that is the story. If you want to go in blind, no pun intended, find the film and watch it only knowing that much. if you want to know more read on.
SPOILERS AHEAD
The real story here is that Burt and Linda eventually get married. They are a strange pair and the film charts the course of their relationship. Both are interviewed, as are friends, lawyers and newsmen. Its an odd story to say the least with a few twists and turns that keep things interesting.
The problem with the film is what I said at the outset, knowing that they get married kind of makes the film less than great. The reason is that the revelation that the end up together kills the suspense, its like knowing who done it in a mystery, the story is still fun, however all of the fun of finding out whats going on for yourself is lost. Also working against the film is that these are strange people. They are very damaged by life, each other and themselves and its makes it hard to really to completely warm up to them, in a weird sort of way they kind of deserve each other and I don't mean that in a wholly nice way.
Yes its a good film, but its not a great one. Its like watching a good episode of a Discovery Channel series that you stumble upon and watch to the end because it intrigues you, however at the same time once its over you don't need to see it again.
The less you know about the story going in the better this is going to play. If you know what happens then odds are things will be less interesting. The basic story, sans spoilers, is that Burt Pagach is dumped by his girlfriend, Linda, who gets engaged to another nice young man. Torn with jealousy he pays three men to throw acid in Linda's face. What happens after that is the story. If you want to go in blind, no pun intended, find the film and watch it only knowing that much. if you want to know more read on.
SPOILERS AHEAD
The real story here is that Burt and Linda eventually get married. They are a strange pair and the film charts the course of their relationship. Both are interviewed, as are friends, lawyers and newsmen. Its an odd story to say the least with a few twists and turns that keep things interesting.
The problem with the film is what I said at the outset, knowing that they get married kind of makes the film less than great. The reason is that the revelation that the end up together kills the suspense, its like knowing who done it in a mystery, the story is still fun, however all of the fun of finding out whats going on for yourself is lost. Also working against the film is that these are strange people. They are very damaged by life, each other and themselves and its makes it hard to really to completely warm up to them, in a weird sort of way they kind of deserve each other and I don't mean that in a wholly nice way.
Yes its a good film, but its not a great one. Its like watching a good episode of a Discovery Channel series that you stumble upon and watch to the end because it intrigues you, however at the same time once its over you don't need to see it again.