I went to see Sweet Land at Har Mar today. It was a bit strange since I didn't get a normal ticket, but one of those simple types that you get at a raffle or something. I'm not sure if it was just for that movie or not—the ticket stubs may have been using a color code. Their register may have been down, and they might not be bothered to fix it before the new theater complex opens at Rosedale.
Anyway, the most elderly people I've seen at a movie in a long time, probably even exceeding A Prairie Home Companion. Well, there's Norwegian and German dialogue in the movie without any subtitles. I was able to follow a little, but I'll have to watch the movie again if my fluency improves in the future.
Anyway, it is put together really well, and I'd rate it very highly. I think my only complaint is that it seemed a little too quaint in some aspects. But, someone working on the film must have had a yearning to see actually doing stuff in a movie, so an old (Model T?) Ford and a steam-tractor–thresher combo both got the star treatment. Well, they had to fake the steam train at the beginning of the movie, but that's okay.
Posted by mike at October 22, 2006 10:25 PM | Movies