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Rating: - The best film you've never heard of
This is easily one of my favorite films, and every aspect of the filmmaking is done to perfection. The climactic scene is nearly as powerful as anything I've seen in film. I also love the quietness of the film. From the softly spoken voiceover at the beginning to the gorgeous Lucinda Williams song that plays over the end credits, the lack of noise evokes the film's small town setting and adds to its emotional impact. I think the non-linear storytelling is a great quality too; not just a cheap ... Read More
Rating: - An elegy for small-town faith
This is a wonderful study of the face of evil and its impact upon the lives of its characters. The narrative is nonlinear and may be confusing at first if one is not warned, but once a viewer is aware of this he/she should have no difficulty understanding the film. The storyline is initially split and follows two seemingly unrelated characters, which are somehow (at first we don't know) linked through a third subplot involving a small-town sheriff and some crime which has yet to be revealed. One storyline ... Read More
Rating: - Intense... but no shouting
An unsung, minor masterpiece of independent cinema from director Tim Blake Nelson. One of those rare films that mananges to say EXACTLY what it means to say-no more, no less (i.e., no pretension, no padding, no hammy grandstanding). Nelson tells his tale in less than 90 minutes, but the film will haunt you for weeks. The creators of the overblown, overlong and overacted "21 Grams" and "Mystic River" could have gleaned a few lessons from studying Blake's lean yet boundlessly deep screenplay about the dichotomy ... Read More
Rating:  - Director's commentary is extraordinary
EYE OF GOD is a wonderfully directed and acted film. But, the real revelation for me is Tim Blake Nelson's commentary track on the DVD. Its a crash course for any film maker who wants to understand both the technique and philosophy of making a movie.
Nelson has a Zen-like clarity in describing how his film was made. Absolutely brilliant.
Rating: - The Eye of God Sees Nothing....
Though non-linear, with numerous flashbacks, this film is extremely well-structured, as it tells the story of three people: an ex-convict who has embraced fundamentalist Christianity with a zealot's devotion, a young woman from an abusive background who befriends the ex-con, a teenager who has experienced the worst kind of abandonment and separation anxiety with far worse to come, and a sheriff narrator, whose cynical attitudes toward God are based on the experiences he reveals.
The young woman has ... Read More
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