Comments on: Monologue from Henry Fool http://steelwhitetable.org/2005/10/26/monologue-from-henry-fool/ Because nothing good ever happens while you're wearing pants. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2005/10/26/monologue-from-henry-fool/#comment-6443 Phillip Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:19:10 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/?p=1791#comment-6443 Well, I've been watching a scene or two from "Henry Fool" every day after breakfast for the past week. I enjoyed watching the beginning of the movie. The guy who plays Henry would annoy most people, but I laugh at everything he does. Once the movie gets going, though, it drags and doesn't pick up. It's like Hal Hartley created some interesting characters and situations, but then didn't know what to do with them. Which seems to happen a lot. There are too many subplots that go nowhere and aren't really necessary. Nothing wrong with interesting characters, but perhaps he should have saved them for another movie. The main focus should be on Henry and his relationship with Simon, the garbage man who discovers his own writing voice under Henry's tutelage. Strip it down to that, and you'd have a nice 90-minute movie that doesn't waste any time. I remember loving this movie when I first saw it, but now I'd give it a 7 out of 10 at the most. Certain qualities of the film are admirable, but it could have been a much better film if they'd just written it smaller, not large. 2 hours and 2 minutes is just way too long for a story like this. I haven't finished watching it yet, but I doubt I'll change mind much by the time I'm done. Like anybody cares either way. Well, I’ve been watching a scene or two from “Henry Fool” every day after breakfast for the past week. I enjoyed watching the beginning of the movie. The guy who plays Henry would annoy most people, but I laugh at everything he does. Once the movie gets going, though, it drags and doesn’t pick up. It’s like Hal Hartley created some interesting characters and situations, but then didn’t know what to do with them. Which seems to happen a lot. There are too many subplots that go nowhere and aren’t really necessary. Nothing wrong with interesting characters, but perhaps he should have saved them for another movie. The main focus should be on Henry and his relationship with Simon, the garbage man who discovers his own writing voice under Henry’s tutelage. Strip it down to that, and you’d have a nice 90-minute movie that doesn’t waste any time. I remember loving this movie when I first saw it, but now I’d give it a 7 out of 10 at the most. Certain qualities of the film are admirable, but it could have been a much better film if they’d just written it smaller, not large. 2 hours and 2 minutes is just way too long for a story like this. I haven’t finished watching it yet, but I doubt I’ll change mind much by the time I’m done.

Like anybody cares either way.

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