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A review by brenticus
A Film in Which I Play Everyone by Mary Jo Bang
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This was a fairly good collection of poetry with a melancholic, lonely feel to it. Like the poet is alone no matter who she's with or how many people are around her. It has a solid emotional impact.
At least at first. While there was quite a variety to the poetry, I didn't feel like the tone ever really changed, so while the melancholy was solid to start it seemed to wear off over time. By repeatedly hitting the same notes the poetry lost its impact. Maybe it was thematically supposed to do that, but overall it just had the feel of a strong initial start slowly fizzling out.
Enjoyable, but samey, I guess is how I'd describe it.
At least at first. While there was quite a variety to the poetry, I didn't feel like the tone ever really changed, so while the melancholy was solid to start it seemed to wear off over time. By repeatedly hitting the same notes the poetry lost its impact. Maybe it was thematically supposed to do that, but overall it just had the feel of a strong initial start slowly fizzling out.
Enjoyable, but samey, I guess is how I'd describe it.