Movie #2109 "Drive My Car" (HBO) In my opinion, this movie has been greatly hyped. I picked up the short story first, and although there wasn't much plot in the story, the characters were complex , and it was an interesting read to me. Even though the film made up some plot stuff to put into the film to flesh it out (and make it 3 very slow hours), I think I liked the story even better. The one idea I did like in the film that they added was the amount of theatre and the diversity of the casting in the show within the movie --- there were various languages being spoken in the show "Uncle Vanya" (the play within the movie) and even sign language was used by one of the characters. I know I probably should have loved all that the film said about theatre and how through grief he was able to hide how sad he was about his wife's death behind his various acting roles, but that part of the film didn't seem to jive really well with the driver of the car. For a film that was so preachy, esp. at the high point, it had an ending that needed to be watched a couple of times to understand --- very uneven, and I thought it was weak in comparison to a couple of the other entries (like "Flee") yet, it won. And that's why there's chocolate and vanilla, I guess. I would give this one a 3.5 for some nice visuals throughout and the relationship between the driver and the actor.
"DRIVE MY CAR" 2021 2 hours and 59 mins
A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with his wife's unexpected passing when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Writers: Haruki Murakami (short story), Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima
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