‘The Fishing Place’ Review: A Frustrating Arthouse Flop
Avant-garde filmmaker Rob Trezenga remains true to experimental form in The Fishing Place, a befuddling World War II drama that’s solely for “slow cinema” and art-house audiences. An interesting premise purposely loses narrative focus in favor of stylized visuals and exaggerated theatrics. The dialogue remains sparse and minimal throughout, with extended takes that linger for dramatic effect. These tactics don’t work and make an already short film achingly sluggish. The weirdness compounds until a bizarre and frustrating third act turn that’s meant to be clever but lands with a colossal thud.
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