This is not a film for all tastes. It almost works like a play, in that it takes place almost entirely in one setting and contains real-time action and dialouge. Like Anne Hawathay's performance, the set up and dialouge at first blush seems forced and overly-staged, but the film eventually sneaks up on the viewer in unexpected ways. A character piece very light on plot, this is a film in which all of the supporting characters are equally, if not more, well-drawn than the central character. Some of the camerawork seemed a tad derivative, but the cumulative effect of the movie's small parts is one of great power and depth.