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This expansive ensemble piece ties in many great acting performances into each other much better than it ties it's own themes together.
You are introduced to about 14 different characters within the opening credits , it's a lot to keep up with - but it's a really enjoyable balancing act. So many great actors in one film , it's an impressive feat of it's own - and there are moments of brilliant writing throughout.
However even at three hours long , the ending hits you out of nowhere - there's so much left open and you realize Short Cuts isn't supremely put together when you arrive at it's conclusion. Even if it is inferior to others of the type , it's still very entertaining because of it's realistic acting and massive amount of characters.
So what is the point of the movie , what questions does it ask ? Unlike other giant films that thread multiple narratives together , it doesn't have any huge underlying themes - rather it is simply a enormous character driven story.
This expansive ensemble piece ties in many great acting performances into each other much better than it ties it's own themes together.
You are introduced to about 14 different characters within the opening credits , it's a lot to keep up with - but it's a really enjoyable balancing act. So many great actors in one film , it's an impressive feat of it's own - and there are moments of brilliant writing throughout.
However even at three hours long , the ending hits you out of nowhere - there's so much left open and you realize Short Cuts isn't supremely put together when you arrive at it's conclusion. Even if it is inferior to others of the type , it's still very entertaining because of it's realistic acting and massive amount of characters.
So what is the point of the movie , what questions does it ask ? Unlike other giant films that thread multiple narratives together , it doesn't have any huge underlying themes - rather it is simply a enormous character driven story.