Some of Rose of Nevada worked for me, some didn't. The story fascinated me, a small town still never having recovered from a long ago tragedy, and the sudden reappearance of the missing boat. But the film's aesthetic approach, from it's camcorder style visuals to its overly articulated acting style kept pulling me from the story and making me think about things other than the themes the narrative could have been exploring.
The film looks like something someone made with their home video camera. It's like they got two big stars to make a home movie... and they asked everyone to give the most unrealistic line readings of the dialogue as they could muster. There is a tension between the unrealness of the performances and the cinema verite-ness of just following everyone around with the camera which never gelled.
Still, there was something about this tale, with its exploration of the responsibility of these men to their village and its future, the loss of what could have been, and connections through time and community that was quite interesting to me. Sometimes its mixed bags like that that sit with you even when it wasn't something you enjoyed.
Rose of Nevada
Starring: George MacKay, Callum Turner
Writer/Director: Mark Jenkin
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