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Movie review: Writer/Director Brooks Branch’s ‘Multiple Sarcasms’, a poignant ‘Slice of life’ film! |
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Written by Stan Robinson
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
 I call those films that start by drifting in on a particular character, follow them for a while, and along the way we get an insight, motivation, sometimes joy or sadness, and, slowly drifting out again, leaving us sometimes with unanswered questions, food for thought, and most importantly, revelations or reflections of our own lives.
In “Multiple Sarcasms”, we drift into the life of Gabriel (Timothy Hutton). His life, from the outside, seems to be going the way we all want our lives to progress. He’s a successful architect, married his college sweetheart Annie (Dana Delany), and has a daughter named Elizabeth (India Ennenga) who’s just bit precocious but normal. Gabriel isn’t unhappy with his life so far; he just has that feeling that something is missing at this point. There’s no one reason for him to feel unhappy or unsettled as we get glimpses of what it might be as he spends time with some of his long time friends... Read more...
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 May 2010 )
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