The Party has this great cast, puts it in a small house, and lets us watch the characters pile on the announcements, both good and bad, on top of each other. It should be good, but it feels... unfinished. If we take it as pure drama or black comedy, not everything pays off. The A-plot is essentially a big set-up to a final punchline. It might do as an ending if the B-plots were similarly served. The one about the expecting mothers, for example, feels positively - and you'll excuse the turn of phrase - aborted. Thematically, all these stories don't really come together, so we might be right to think at least one of them is padding... padding in a 70-minute movie. From the title's pun and they way it starts playing Jerusalem, I felt it might be slightly allegorical. All the characters do seem to represent a different kind of person/attitude, but it doesn't quite work. Same goes if we look at the piece with a psychological filter. Seems to be part of the "one-act play" scaffolding, but it never completes the thought. It's too bad. It's got some wit, good acting, biting dialog, engaging drama, but the script might have needed another polish before filming.
A group of liberal stereotypes and a coke snorring banker (how original) meet for a dinner party. They get into a fight and after 70 minutes thankfully it's all over with a stupid conclusion. Has some good and some bad performances (Cillian Murphy, my god...). Somewhat reminiscent of Carnage, but bad.
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deckard.
this just goes to show you that all you need for a good movie is a simple nice plot and a talented cast. like theater. all else is secondary.Siskoid
The Party has this great cast, puts it in a small house, and lets us watch the characters pile on the announcements, both good and bad, on top of each other. It should be good, but it feels... unfinished. If we take it as pure drama or black comedy, not everything pays off. The A-plot is essentially a big set-up to a final punchline. It might do as an ending if the B-plots were similarly served. The one about the expecting mothers, for example, feels positively - and you'll excuse the turn of phrase - aborted. Thematically, all these stories don't really come together, so we might be right to think at least one of them is padding... padding in a 70-minute movie. From the title's pun and they way it starts playing Jerusalem, I felt it might be slightly allegorical. All the characters do seem to represent a different kind of person/attitude, but it doesn't quite work. Same goes if we look at the piece with a psychological filter. Seems to be part of the "one-act play" scaffolding, but it never completes the thought. It's too bad. It's got some wit, good acting, biting dialog, engaging drama, but the script might have needed another polish before filming.MonsieurBlutbad
A group of liberal stereotypes and a coke snorring banker (how original) meet for a dinner party. They get into a fight and after 70 minutes thankfully it's all over with a stupid conclusion. Has some good and some bad performances (Cillian Murphy, my god...). Somewhat reminiscent of Carnage, but bad.