NOVEMBER A film review by Steve Rhodes
Copyright 2005 Steve Rhodes
RATING (0 TO ****): **
Greg Harrison's NOVEMBER is a sporadically fascinating failure of a film about a woman (Courteney Cox) whose boyfriend (James LeGros) was shot in a robbery. Or was he? The story, which keeps doubling back on itself, offers various interpretations as to what really occurred to this woman who is said to have an "underachiever's haircut." The film lumbers along until the final iteration of the story, which may or may not represent the truth. The digital camerawork is nicely stylized but so underlit that it is exceedingly ugly. "Absolutely flavorless," the woman's mother (Anne Archer) complains about a salad dressing, a comment which could be said about the film itself.
NOVEMBER runs long even at just 1:13. It is rated R for "violence and some language" and would be acceptable for teenagers.
The movie played as part of the 48th annual San Francisco International Film Festival (http://www.sfiff.org), which ran April 21 to May 5, 2005.
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