A Bleak View

Rating: 4/10 (25 February 2017)

I'm not usually a fan of dystopian films, but this one reminded me more of 1984 than anything else I've seen. I was drawn in right from the beginning, and for a good while, I was happily along for the ride. There was an offbeat sense of humor that I appreciated. However, I felt like it lost focus and went in a direction it didn't need to go to make its point. My interest started to wane as the movie went on and I saw where it was going. What was fun about the early sequences is you start to learn the rules of this world bit by bit as it unfolds. If this movie is commenting on the need for approval to be a couple in today's society, it sure meandered a lot to get there.