Comments on: Jar City (Mýrin) http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2007/09/07/jar-city-mrin/ Covering film in Toronto Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: gpermant http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2007/09/07/jar-city-mrin/comment-page-1/#comment-5009 gpermant Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:25:03 +0000 http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2007/09/07/jar-city-mrin/#comment-5009 Dear James McNally, in your review, you write "the timeline of events becomes a bit confusing in places, and the presence of three father-daughter pairings fails to resonate as intended. I suspect that these flaws are not present in the source novel, Tainted Blood, by Arnaldur Indriðason, which has now been republished under the title Jar City. As with most adaptations, it’s likely that a lot has been left out, and in the case of this film, what’s missing feels important." How can you compose a film review "suspecting" things about the novel, and assume things that are "likely"? Please compare yours to the many reviews by Icelandic viewers on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805576/). In contrast to you, they HAVE read the novel, and found the film plot true to the original. Non-serial timelines are a standard feature in European films these days - sorry they are not suited for you. I had no trouble distinguishing between the three daughters. It was just the strange-sounding Icelandic names that got me confused sometimes. As for the music, I adored the police choir - it moved me to tears in the burial scenes. gpermant, Germany who has just seen a broadcast of the movie. Dear James McNally,

in your review, you write “the timeline of events becomes a bit confusing in places, and the presence of three father-daughter pairings fails to resonate as intended. I suspect that these flaws are not present in the source novel, Tainted Blood, by Arnaldur Indriðason, which has now been republished under the title Jar City. As with most adaptations, it’s likely that a lot has been left out, and in the case of this film, what’s missing feels important.“
How can you compose a film review “suspecting” things about the novel, and assume things that are “likely”?

Please compare yours to the many reviews by Icelandic viewers on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805576/). In contrast to you, they HAVE read the novel, and found the film plot true to the original.
Non-serial timelines are a standard feature in European films these days — sorry they are not suited for you. I had no trouble distinguishing between the three daughters. It was just the strange-sounding Icelandic names that got me confused sometimes.

As for the music, I adored the police choir — it moved me to tears in the burial scenes.

gpermant,
Germany
who has just seen a broadcast of the movie.

]]> By: Maya http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2007/09/07/jar-city-mrin/comment-page-1/#comment-4100 Maya Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:46:52 +0000 http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2007/09/07/jar-city-mrin/#comment-4100 James: It was a genuine pleasure to meet you this evening at The Ethiopian House. I love how you've set up this entry with the podcast of the Q&A. That's me asking the first question about the music. It's the perfect way to combine a review with a social event. It's what I hope to accomplish soon at <i>The Evening Class</i>. Off to read your other reviews (so I don't really feel like writing my own at the moment.) James: It was a genuine pleasure to meet you this evening at The Ethiopian House. I love how you’ve set up this entry with the podcast of the Q&A. That’s me asking the first question about the music. It’s the perfect way to combine a review with a social event. It’s what I hope to accomplish soon at The Evening Class. Off to read your other reviews (so I don’t really feel like writing my own at the moment.)

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