Yesterday afternoon, in pursuit of an midday escape, I was looking forward to "Is Anybody There". It took less than three or four scenes before I realized that this quiet film might have an unintended soporific effect, and truthfully, I nodded in and out of the film until the final 45 minutes. Perhaps I should have snuck in an extra cola or sugary snacks, but I don't think they could have competed with the rather bittersweet intentions of the film maker.
Sir Michael was effective as a lonely and erascible senior, and his co-star was also convincing as an odd young outsider, but their relationship was not compelling enough to maintain my interest. The camera caught the claustrophobic quality of the shabby pensioner's home with no romance or pretense. I especially liked a nature shot that seemed to suggest a parallel between a badger and Caine's character.
Overall, I would recommend this film for anyone who is usually wide awake in the middle of the day and likes predictable narratives involving a lonely senior and an introspective fourth grader.
Sir Michael was effective as a lonely and erascible senior, and his co-star was also convincing as an odd young outsider, but their relationship was not compelling enough to maintain my interest. The camera caught the claustrophobic quality of the shabby pensioner's home with no romance or pretense. I especially liked a nature shot that seemed to suggest a parallel between a badger and Caine's character.
Overall, I would recommend this film for anyone who is usually wide awake in the middle of the day and likes predictable narratives involving a lonely senior and an introspective fourth grader.