As an unconscious parody of everything that's wrong with Indiewood, Eva Aridjis's The Favor is brilliant. Otherwise, it's an unwatchable nightmare that brought back bad memories of NYU screenwriting classes.
The Favor
Mexico, United States · 2007
Rated NR · 1h 50m
Director Eva Aridjis
Starring Frank Wood, Ryan Donowho, Paige Turco, Isidra Vega
Genre Drama
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A troubled teenager, left alone after his mother's sudden death, is befriended and offered a home by his mom's former boyfriend.
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The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
A dreary, interminable drama written and directed by Eva Aridjis, is exactly one-third of a good movie. That third is Frank Wood's beautifully modulated and modest central performance.
A pair of beautifully mismatched lead performances elevate a predictable drama to unexpected resonance in The Favor.
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Hartlaub
The movie is too lethargic for its own good, and many of the events and minor characters don't quite ring true.
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