When I sat down to watch the 2021 movie "Gaia" from writer Tertius Kapp and director Jaco Bouwer, I had never even heard about the movie. I must say, though, that the movie's cover/poster definitely caught my attention right away. And when I read the synopsis, it sounded like a movie that could be interesting.
However, the narrative in "Gaia" is slow, incredibly slow. So this movie is not something that will find an appeal with just the average movie viewer, as it is somewhat of an acquired taste. Sure, the movie was watchable, but the pacing of the storyline was just too mundane and slow, and with the lack of interesting things in the movie, then it was somewhat of a drag to sit through.
I managed to sit through the entire movie, mostly because of the performance put on by Monique Rockman. Now, this was the first time I have ever seen her, but she definitely carried the movie well enough. Just a shame, really, that the movie didn't offer us viewers all that much.
Visually then "Gaia" was interesting, and I will say that the visuals definitely carried the movie a great long way, especially since the storyline and pacing of the movie was bland.
All in all, "Gaia" is not a movie that I would recommend you rush out to get to watch. It just wasn't all that interesting. And I can honestly say, now that I have watched the movie, this is not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time.
My rating of "Gaia" lands on a generous three out of ten stars. I wanted to rate it four, but the mind-numbingly slow pacing of the storyline just held the movie back.
However, the narrative in "Gaia" is slow, incredibly slow. So this movie is not something that will find an appeal with just the average movie viewer, as it is somewhat of an acquired taste. Sure, the movie was watchable, but the pacing of the storyline was just too mundane and slow, and with the lack of interesting things in the movie, then it was somewhat of a drag to sit through.
I managed to sit through the entire movie, mostly because of the performance put on by Monique Rockman. Now, this was the first time I have ever seen her, but she definitely carried the movie well enough. Just a shame, really, that the movie didn't offer us viewers all that much.
Visually then "Gaia" was interesting, and I will say that the visuals definitely carried the movie a great long way, especially since the storyline and pacing of the movie was bland.
All in all, "Gaia" is not a movie that I would recommend you rush out to get to watch. It just wasn't all that interesting. And I can honestly say, now that I have watched the movie, this is not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time.
My rating of "Gaia" lands on a generous three out of ten stars. I wanted to rate it four, but the mind-numbingly slow pacing of the storyline just held the movie back.