Rating of
2/4
"Another Earth" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 10/09/15
On the night a planet that seems to be an exact duplicate of the Earth is discovered, an aspiring astronomer kills the family of a noted composer in a traffic accident. After 4 years in prison she becomes his cleaner in an attempt to make amends while dreaming of one day visiting "Earth 2". Another Earth carries all the hall marks of an archetypal indie movie; an off beat story simply told in a faux documentary style, concentrating more on characters and dialogue than action and effects. Like many films of this type, it walks a fine line between the thought provoking and pretentious bullshit and to be honest, Another Earth does cross it a little too often. The premise is intriguing but the idea isn't really explored in a truly satisfying way and the overly self conscious approach gets in the way of engaging with the characters in any meaningful way. On the whole, Another Earth is mildly interesting, but never anything more.
