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AKA (2002)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:18
Rotten:12
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on the experiences of writer/director Duncan Roy, AKA concerns Dean Page (Matthew Leitch), a lonely, working class 18-year-old from 1979 South London who is determined to escape his humble... Based on the experiences of writer/director Duncan Roy, AKA concerns Dean Page (Matthew Leitch), a lonely, working class 18-year-old from 1979 South London who is determined to escape his humble origins. Fleeing his abusive father, he attaches himself to wealthy Lady Gryffoyn (Diana Quick), an art dealer with strong society ties. After a spell spent as her plaything, Gryffoyn's son becomes suspicious of Dean's motives, and he is on his own once again. Needing another taste of the good life, he flees to Paris, where he passes himself off as Gryffoyn's son in order to get a job and ingratiate himself into the wealthy, gay, French jet set. The DVD also features the theatrical triptych version, in which Roy utilizes a screen split into three simultaneous images to convey this sharp, fascinating portrayal of deception and the class system. [More]
Starring: Matthew Leitch, Diana Quick, Blake Ritson, Peter Youngblood Hills
Starring: Matthew Leitch, Diana Quick, Blake Ritson, Peter Youngblood Hills, Bill Nighy
Director: Duncan Roy
Director: Duncan Roy
Screenwriter: Duncan Roy
Studio: Empire Pictures
Reviews for AKA
Though the viewing experience takes a bit of getting used to, the film surpasses its visual quirkiness and is genuinely absorbing to watch.
The visual style makes us look from left to right, unable to take our eyes from the screen. When we are not getting inside characters' memories or being invited to muse on their ways of looking at the world, we are simply immersed in the film's reality.
As the movie goes on (and on), this triple-image effect ultimately starts to feel less effective than what a single, well-placed camera might convey.
The three-panel format gives the digitally shot picture enormous psycho-emotional layering.
'AKA' is DOA...boring, and boring in an irritatingly complicated way.
The story is an interesting one, so I wanted to like this. I guess with three movies on the screen, I must have been watching the wrong one.
Does the radical choice to split up the action contribute anything that couldn't be achieved in a more traditional format? The answer is a well-earned affirmative, and the drama is solid enough to make the whole enterprise worthwhile.
An interesting though not extremely successful experiment, but it definitely makes you want to see what Duncan Roy does next.
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