
In Los Angeles during the holiday season. David (David Guy Levy), a painter, and Enci (Lili Bordán), a Hungarian nanny, meet in a bookstore when he catches her shoplifting on his ever-present flip camera. As they start a tentative relationship, he captures it all on his digital camera, though nothing about the situation is as straightforward as it seems.... (Full plot summary below)
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In Los Angeles during the holiday season. David (David Guy Levy), a painter, and Enci (Lili Bordán), a Hungarian nanny, meet in a bookstore when he catches her shoplifting on his ever-present flip camera. As they start a tentative relationship, he captures it all on his digital camera, though nothing about the situation is as straightforward as it seems.
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| Shockya.comBrent SimonAn occasionally intriguing navel-gazing misfire, but its unverifiable claim to be the first feature film shot entirely on flip cameras eventually comes across as nothing more than an excuse for stylistic sloppiness. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoLevy's innovative movie should appeal to mumblecore fans while perplexing mainstream audiences. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a shaky-cam meander through an unconvincing relationship, with detours considering the process of making the film. At 91 minutes, it seems very long. |
| Chicago ReaderMichael WilmingtonIndie moviemaking reaches some kind of awful zenith of self-indulgence in this scriptless drama, entirely improvised and shot on cellphones. |
| The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreInfuriatingly navel-gazing and insubstantial. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe real problem here, though, is that noting the it's-all-about-me nature of modern life already feels like a point that no longer needs making. Yeah, we're self-absorbed and shallow; so what else is new? |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThough the title hints at a tale of infatuation, Levy sheds little light on interpersonal conflict or why we're such an addictively self-documenting modern society. |
| Time OutNick SchagerSelf-aware narcissism has rarely been this unjustified-or insufferable. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibTedious enough to serve as a cautionary example of the pitfalls of DIY filmmaking. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonIt is part of the film's premise that the movies are only a pretext to serve personal needs. Given how little the murky finished product offers an outside audience, this comes across all too convincingly. |