While watching this movie, I couldn't help but notice that there's a certain blandness to the look of it. The majority of the movie is set in one family room, and there only seems to be four primary actors. It's very very heavy on just them conversing with each other, with a lot of conversation about existentialism, memories, and mortality. It's almost like I was just watching a stage play put on film. Oh wait, this is a stage play put on film!
There are many reasons why this story should have just stayed as a stage play, with the main reason being that there isn't anything too visual and dynamic about what happens on screen. Sure there are some edits that wouldn't work as well on a live stage, but it's hardly a reason to make this into a movie. With that said, there are a lot about this movie that I can appreciate anyway, and those are the conversations, plus the thematic structure of the narrative.
This movie does try things. It's ambitious with it's ideas. It goes places in terms of the way it plays with time. It says some thought provoking things that will tickle the philosophical side of your brain. It tries to keep you from falling asleep. Yes, I liked what this movie has to say, but wow can it get quite dry and slow moving. It's still all undeniably interesting, but I would have preferred it to be more interesting than what it presented itself to be.
I could easily just discount "Marjorie Prime" as a movie that doesn't quite reach it's goals, but I would be lying. It had something to say, and it really did manage to say it well enough. The presentation is what I have the most issue with. Thankfully, the cast in this makes the movie worth checking out. Lois Smith, Geena Davis, Jon Hamm, and Tim Robbins, are all great in this. Fantastic work! I liked the ideas of the movie. I liked the cast of this movie a lot. So I guess I liked this movie after all, despite it's flaws? Sure.
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