The problem with most screenplays, line-to-line and character-to-character, is a problem of differentiation. As in, everybody sounds like the same type of person. Human or human-adjacent qualities, optional. Separate from this problem is the rarified, repeat-Oscar winner realm of screenwriting, where Quentin Tarantino holds court and the writing becomes so self-consciously embroidered that scenes have a way of slowing to a crawl while the writer dog-paddles around for a while.
‘janet Planet’ Review: Story Of A Mother And Loner Daughter Is Drawn Achingly Close To Life
Michael Phillips, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 06/27/2024 - 1:47pm
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