5つ星のうち4.0Interesting movie-if you have the patience...
2008年12月14日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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This films' product description gives a fairly accurate idea of what you're in for but what's interesting is how this movie is able to motivate itself while we watch a truly unmotivated person. Bartleby is somewhat of an odd but curiously intriguing man. At first I found him amusing when we would tell his boss he'd "prefer not to" do whatever is asked of him. His boss' reactions are priceless. Gradually, I become as annoyed and frustrated as his boss. We wonder: what is Bartleby's problem? Is he insane? Did he snap? He's so sincere and unemotional it is unbelievable how such a milksop of a man can create such havoc wherever he goes. John McHenry had his work cut out for him as an actor. How does an actor play a character who seems to want nothing and do nothing but simply exist? We all have to want something. What I wanted more than anything while watching this movie is to know what point it was trying to make. Is the point of "Bartleby" merely to demonstrate that we cannot exist by doing what we want, when we want but have very little human contact? The dilemma I feel when I watch this is trying to decide if Bartleby is insane for just wanting to live a non-violent life the way he wants or are we insane for keeping people from this freedom? The film is frustrating to watch but that's not the fault of the movie or the story, I simply don't understand its theme. However, I would recommend this film-mostly for the first rate performances but also because it was very thought-provoking. It asks a lot of it's audience however. For it to be successful you have to give it a chance and be willing to engage yourself in it's themes. I was not truly fond of this film as a whole, but I appreciate it's ambiguity.
Short but brilliant film! Everybody should see it.
Found myself laughing but am not sure I should have! The film is actually really sad in many ways but is certainly a hidden gem of British cinema. There's nothing like it!!
This is a great production. Paul Scofield is fantastic and John McEnery is the epitome of Bartleby. It's a quiet little drama, but well worth the effort.