An Accident

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2015)

"'A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.'"
That the second viewing of this feature has the same effect as the first is a statement that deserves review. I did, admittedly, miss the second-to-last scene while outside the theater on a cigarette break. That's where the continuity of the film really shined, for me, personally. The climax, then lost, recovered on second viewing, itself did not change the pace of the film, however committed the final snare to the drum rolls therein. The first thing I noticed on screen was the Confederate Flag, obscured by various clutter of the lead character's fitting room. Then, the floating actor's turned back, in meditation.
"He was never around."
The piece flows like a jazz note and floats it's plot onward, like a riverboat approaching a dam & lock. Quietly navigating through dialog that hovers above the cinematography like an increased loudness, a bass, to the treble of the thoughts within the audience.
"Destroy your play."
The problem was the sensitivity of the actors, especially the leads. They were working on stage, on camera, and inspired by all of the traditions of modern artistic entertainment. You can see it in their eyes as they read the lines without microphones, speaking to a crowd as shocked as we are, the movie-goers, to witness the incredible voyeurism.
"It was an accident."
10/10