The idea of transporting a story and telling it in three continents is an intriguing one. What we have in Flirt is a weak New York story which verges on the ridiculous when transported to Berlin and Tokyo, particularly when it comes to handgun ownership.
The similarities are unsubtle and contrived, and you feel the actors, who do well in this, are fighting a very stilted script.
Maybe if Hal Hartley had spent more time exploring the differences in how the story would play in different cultures and less time making high quality titillation' (his own description) then it might have made it a better viewing experience.
The similarities are unsubtle and contrived, and you feel the actors, who do well in this, are fighting a very stilted script.
Maybe if Hal Hartley had spent more time exploring the differences in how the story would play in different cultures and less time making high quality titillation' (his own description) then it might have made it a better viewing experience.