Rating of
3/4
Another Earth review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/04/12
Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling) commits a road accident in which the family of John Burroughs (William Mapother) was affected. His pregnant wife and son passes away and Rhoda tries her best to right things. She enters a contest to win a free ticket to travel to Earth 2. Rhoda poses as a maid who gives John a free trial. Some good quotes include from Rhoda – “I don't really want to be around too many people, or do too much talking.” “I don't want to eat the apple of cynicism.”
The film had sincere performances and gorgeous cinematography. You have Rhonda who tries to repent from her immature actions while John searches for escapism from his pain. Some qualms this reviewer had was the following: So much suspense and anticipation was built up about Earth 2 and none were shown unfortunately except from a telescope and glimpse from, how an MIT passer can drive drunk, door to door maid service availability, 2 planets so close and yet no geological effects and the 500 word essay idea was a bit ludicrous for such a monumental event and that I felt it didn’t reach 500. Camera direction was unique with overhead and sudden close-up shots to show the characters emotion. Another Earth is a decent drama mixed with a tad of sci-fi elements about how people can have second chances, mending and curiosity.
