Watch for my review in Four Magazine in the next few days!Dropped into the middle of Hal Hartley's career never having seen any of his previous films, it might be difficult to assess the virtues and vices of Fay Grim, especially considering it's a sequel to his last picture, Henry Fool. Though, my instincts are intact and they tell me that Fay falls a little flat. The primary issue was the camera technique that for the first half of the film (and more) was so closely zoomed in on the characters that they could have been shot in front of a blank wall. We would never know the difference, which is a major demerit for a film that takes place in Queens, New York, where scenery acts as much as its characters. As the story ventures into European territory in the latter half of the film this changes, and that's where the story's momentum picks up, but by that point it's almost too late.
Stay tuned for my final thoughts...
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