2015
Backgammon
is a drama where a
group of friends get
together for the
weekend at a house by
the sea. Lucian (Noah
Silver) is there with
his girlfriend, but
feels left out as he
doesn't seem to know
anyone while Miranda
(Brittany Allen) lives
at the house with her
painter boyfriend and
they are clearly
having problems in
their relationship.
Lucian's girlfriend
leaves and after a
drunken game of poker
between Lucian and the
boyfriend, Lucian wins
his entire collection
of paintings, although
he has little interest
in taking it. The next
morning, Miranda
alerts Lucian that her
boyfriend has gone
away in a huff and
that they are the only
two people at the
house. Lucian decides
to stay with Miranda,
who seems a bit flaky
as she only seems to
give half answers or
changes the subject
frequently. After a
dip in the sea, they
come back to the house
to see that the
boyfriend's latest
painting has changed
suggesting that he is
still around. Lucian
and Miranda start to
fall for one another
although this seems to
be pushes as a
diversionary tactic by
Miranda and when that
doesn't work, she
threatens to kill
herself. So, why does
Miranda want Lucian to
stay, what happened to
the boyfriend and why
does the painting
continues to change?
Strange movie,
basically a two-hander
and again not a lot
happens (seems to be a
common thread in the
movies I'm currently
watching...). Brittany
Allen's character is
incredibly frustrating
and I described her a
flaky, but I think
that's being generous
as by the end she's a
fully-blown lunatic.
Lucian doesn't do much
more than react to her
increasing lunacy. I
didn't hate the movie,
but it did frustrate
me quite a bit, so I
really can't recommend
it.
