Boy and girl meet another girl and somehow everything is thrown
into disarray. Green had a usual
story with a usual ending. What it
comes down to though is that Green
had some great parts, but wasn't able to sustain any kind of clear meaning.
Genevieve and her journalist boyfriend, Sebastian, moved from New
York to the South so that he can write an article based on his experience with
farming. There they meet local girl Robin and the two women form a friendship.
Soon, their friendship dissolves as jealousy arises causing behavior that
drives the two apart.
First, Green had some
great acting. Everyone embodied his or her character, and I particularly
enjoyed Sophia Takal who played Robin. The chemistry and interactions with the
characters felt relaxed, so it wasn't the acting that caused this film to
suffer.
What wasn't my favorite was the soundtrack. There were parts when
it was completely inappropriate and literally took away from whatever scene was
playing. When the music distracts the audience from the overall story, it
shouldn't be there.
It's tough to say that Green
didn't fully deliver. Some scenes were perfect in the way the actors worked
together, but at times the script had me really disliking the characters or
feeling that they weren't being true to form. Also, I was hoping for something
different in terms of the storyline. It just ended up feeling like an edgier
story about a situation we've seen a million times.
The acting talent in Green
is worth watching. Although the film ends up being all over the place, there were
a few scenes that shined. Still, it wasn't enough to take Green to a new or interesting place.
