Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Year: 2001

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Sprecher

Review

first and foremost this film represents a good idea. at times the execution isn’t all there, but it’s a good idea and succeeds most of the time so it’s a good film. the problem with a film that intertwines several different characters/storylines is that it’s hard to balance our time with each character and have equal strength across the board. if there were to be a more tight intertwining of the stories then i think i would have invested my emotional energy a little more equally among the various characters. i liked both the subject matter and the way in which it was addressed. it didn’t come off as too emotional, over-bearing or didactic. it sort of reminded me of waking life in that it was able to address some deeper issues without coming off as some piece of pseudo-intellectual independent garbage. most of the performances were solid, i especially liked alan arkin’s role. also had a good soundtrack.