movie review - Playing By Heart
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 1999.01.23
Four or five stand-alone stories make up this slow-paced flick. The stories follow a number of characters who are all tied together at the end. It's a good film sabotaged by some strangely surreal writing. For instance, why would a youngish twenty-something take up with someone with AIDS? I have a feeling I'll forget this despite the degree of hype with which it was pushed.
Not recommended.