Force of Destiny (not rated)
I don’t rate films if I don’t feel that it’s fair to. Sometimes that’s because I fall asleep. This time it was because the thin air of the crowded hamer hall made me feel dizzy and almost pass out. (But that didn’t happen, luckily). It did mean that for the second half of the film I was resting my eyes, concentrating on deep breathing instead…
So, what I will say is this: The film was quite good from what I saw; it’s the story of a divorced artist with an young adult aged daughter and his journey from every day life to finding out he has cancer. This kind of topic can easily be done to create tear-jerker moments, or Big Drama, but this film was neither, and in a good way. It was a great expression of what it might feel like to have it happen. I particularly liked the camera work, and the use of the main characters inner voice narration to express feelings throughout.
Will try and watch it again one day.
