The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Ein sehr seltsamer Film, bei dem ich ehrlich gesagt nicht ganz sicher bin, was ich davon halten soll. Einerseits geht es um recht eingängige Themen wie zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen, menschliche Sexualität, die Zukunft und so weiter, aber andererseits hatte ich das Gefühl, dass man mehr hätte herausholen können. Die Darsteller waren sympathisch und ihre Rollen passten alle, in dieser Hinsicht war ich zufrieden. Kurzum, der Film, der am meisten unter dem ungenutzten Potenzial leidet, das eigentlich irgendwo schlummert. (01.08.2016)

It starts out very nicely. There's a slight but very interesting mystery feel to the opening minutes, which set me up perhaps a little too well for the ensuing action "show". The first half is still tolerable and bears the hallmarks of a typical indie film – no monstrous set design, touches of lyrical cinematography, and purely human direction that follows the feelings of the central trio and (still) interweaves their fates quite interestingly. But then comes a screenwriting masterstroke whose effects are almost lethal. I fear that if anyone feels a desperate need to analyze and justify the actions of the two male leads, it will have fatal consequences. Worst of all, however, is that I began to loathe the initially not entirely uninteresting storyline with the father at the end (perhaps as a result of that "deadly plot twist"), which knocked the final rating down yet another notch. I don't stand in the way of creativity, but it is necessary to distinguish between tasteful screenwriting play and exhibitionistic, contentless wanking. (18.09.2011)