The main problem of the film is its running time. After two hours the stories lose all of their dynamic and seemed like they were going nowhere. There’s a very important clue somewhere in the first half and hour of the film that made me understand immediately the connection between the stories and what they were trying to transmit. But what makes it easy to understand is constantly over complicated to give a certain complexity to the story that was not needed and that makes it very inconsistent. Due to that, the stellar cast was not able to save the film. Some things are left unexplained in all three stories; but, specially when it comes to the story of the main character, that might be a bit frustrating too.
It was great to see Liam Neeson doing a solid drama instead of his latest action films. He is a good actor that needs more of these kind of roles. Olivia Wilde was perfect for her role -a very intense performance. Adrien Brody and Moran Atias had a great chemistry together. But my favorite couple of the story was Mila Kunis and James Franco. They just have one scene together that was brilliantly performed in terms of the intensity of the acting. That whole sequence is great, and Mila Kunis definitely steals the show in this film! My favorite performance was hers; very deep and different from all the stuff that I’ve seen her do before.
Paul Haggis tried to do with “Third Person” a similar narrative than he did with his Oscar winning film “Crash,” but this time, I think he has not so well succeeded.
by – Caty Alexandre
