Decalogue III

Year: 1988

Grade: C+

Country: Poland

Director: Kieslowski

Review

most of the series works on a realist level – mostly avoiding symbols and allegory – but this installment strayed from that. “honor the sabbath” is the commandment that this installment addresses. and as that is the dumbest of the commandments, this may be the dumbest of the series of films. the acting is fine, but not as impactful or heartfelt as most of the others, the storyline is sort of obnoxious, and the characters aren’t all that sympathetic. the cinematography is fine and offers some nice moments. i think that the story has a certain potential, but the storytelling took too long to unfold to the point where things got interesting.