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nickdleblanc's review against another edition
4.0
I half-wish they had taken the time to turn this vignette screenplays into proper short stories (hence the 4 stars rather than 5). Unlike with some screenwriting, I think there is the mileage with this to make a successful play at more traditional story format. Much more-so than QT's attempt with OUATIH. The film is great, and if you enjoyed the film you will enjoy the screenplay. Of course some of the wonderful acting and music is lost, but you can easily see why these guys consistently make amazing films--it's all there in the writing, it just needs to be extrapolated for the screen.
joshhornbeck's review against another edition
5.0
Really outstanding screenplay - all of the wit, pathos, and absurdity of the film was here in the film’s foundational building blocks. Reading their carefully constructed dialogue and precise directions gives me even more respect for their entire body of work.
sauvageloup's review
3.0
this was a screenplay, which isn't something I've read before. It was enjoyable imagining how the movie would play out, but since I always see books as movies, it felt a little just like an outline for an unfinished book. But that's my quibble with the format, not the text itself.
pros:
- imaginative and original, it was certainly interesting and kept me fairly gripped (the text more than the Netflix actually, but that may have been because I read the screenplay first)
- occasionally funny, especially the 'first time?' gallows humour which made me snort
- very good writing with some lovely turns of phrase
cons:
[-the format]
- it was depressing knowing someone would die in each one, which may have been something of the point idk. but it ruined the suspense somewhat
- didn't like that the only disabled character, and the only main female character, both died.
- some endings were unclear - I wasn't sure on the ending of meal ticket until I saw the program, and I wasn't sure on the end of the last one either, and I haven't seen the end of the Netflix film yet to see how that handles it
overall good and i'm glad I read it
pros:
- imaginative and original, it was certainly interesting and kept me fairly gripped (the text more than the Netflix actually, but that may have been because I read the screenplay first)
- occasionally funny, especially the 'first time?' gallows humour which made me snort
- very good writing with some lovely turns of phrase
cons:
[-the format]
- it was depressing knowing someone would die in each one, which may have been something of the point idk. but it ruined the suspense somewhat
- didn't like that the only disabled character, and the only main female character, both died.
- some endings were unclear - I wasn't sure on the ending of meal ticket until I saw the program, and I wasn't sure on the end of the last one either, and I haven't seen the end of the Netflix film yet to see how that handles it
overall good and i'm glad I read it
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