It's slow. Nothing happens. And I mean really nothing happens. We simply get to see the life of an assistant at an office for a full day,
BUT it is acted terrifically and subtle by the lovely Julia Garner, we got to know from her role in the Netflix series Ozark, as the fiery girl, but who now plays the opposite role of a very timid assistant brilliantly.
There is more good: since nothing happens in this story, what is most enjoyable is the wonderful photography. Every single boring assistant task you can think of (copying, answering the phone etc) is photographed in such a way as if you were watching a vista on top of a hill. Beautiful.
Any bad? Not suited for the impatient. Not suited for those who expect big drama. Entirely suited though for those art house movie fans, who love to watch a subtle, character portrait. Slow, yet beautifully subtle and touching.
BUT it is acted terrifically and subtle by the lovely Julia Garner, we got to know from her role in the Netflix series Ozark, as the fiery girl, but who now plays the opposite role of a very timid assistant brilliantly.
There is more good: since nothing happens in this story, what is most enjoyable is the wonderful photography. Every single boring assistant task you can think of (copying, answering the phone etc) is photographed in such a way as if you were watching a vista on top of a hill. Beautiful.
Any bad? Not suited for the impatient. Not suited for those who expect big drama. Entirely suited though for those art house movie fans, who love to watch a subtle, character portrait. Slow, yet beautifully subtle and touching.