Lovely, Still

LOVELY, STILL (2008) - Sept. 13, 2008
Featuring an expectedly excellent performance from Martin Landau (and an equally good performance from Ellen Burstyn), this film was otherwise somewhat mediocre. The director is clearly going for a stylized, fairy tale sort of vibe, and while that never quite connects the way I'm sure the director wants it to, the film is cute and essentially entertaining. But then there's the dark ending, which is certainly interesting on its own, but is completely incongruous with the rest of the film. If the movie had a slightly more grounded tone I think the ending would have worked really well, but as it stands it felt out of place. **