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| DIRECTED BY |
| Lisa Cholodenko
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| STARRING |
| Radha Mitchell |
| Gabriel Mann |
| Patricia Clarkson |
| Ally Sheedy |
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It was on to something, but �High Art� simply ends up as a film that had potential largely because of some sloppy, ill-defined screenwriting. It gives some interesting insight into the artistic and sexual �awakening�/�reawakening� of two females, but director Lisa Cholodenko ultimately attempts to evoke too many emotions, expecting us to feel affected by situations that ultimately come across as overblown and unbelievable.
For instance, the character of Syd�s boyfriend � James � is sort of just used as a prop when he could�ve been developed into an actual character who we care about or even hate. But we�re given so little insight into him that we just don�t even care whether or not Syd leaves him for Lucy. Cholodenko attempts to develop the character simply through dialogue, with Syd saying that James hasn�t been supportive of her when there were really no previous instances to back that up. The audience is left wondering what the hell she�s talking about.
And I � like many others, and rightfully so � had a problem with the ending, not only because it�s so ill-defined and a lame attempt at shocking us simply by providing us with no logic as to how this death could�ve happened, but because it just comes across as unconvincing hyperbole.
