Restless made me Restless

Review of restless by Gus Van Sant

I have never been particuarly fond of the films of Gus Van Sant. I find his often young characters distant, inaccessbile and insipid. The same can not be said of Annabel (played lovingly by Mia Walsowska ), and even Enoch (Henry Hopper) who I was less enamoured by, a quirky character trying a little to hard to be an odd-ball, had some delightful characteristics.

Enoch, a 'funeral crashing drop out' befriends Annabel at a funeral he has crashed. They soon become young lovers exploring love, life and death through small vignettes designed to delight us.

This is a small and endearing film, largely due to the performance of Mia and some lovely cinematograophy.

3.5/5