'Lucy Schulman' Review: Ellie Sachs' Tribeca Film Is Pleasant but Unremarkable
By
Christian Zilko
Pure flour-power. Hearty enough to carry you through lunch.
Summary
Ellie Sachs writes, directs, and stars in 'Lucy Schulman,' a Tribeca Film Festival premiere about a creatively stuck young woman whose life is unremarkable yet visually engaging. The film leans heavily on indie tropes about struggling creative types, and while it's pleasant to watch, it ultimately feels like it's about a character who may not warrant a feature-length film. The review critiques the film's reliance on familiar indie conventions and its lack of narrative substance.
Key quotes
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Her life is not particularly special, and it could even be argued that she was not worth making a film about.
But it takes longer than it should to come to that realization, because 'Lucy Schulman' is so pleasant to watch.
Comedian Ellie Sachs writes and directs this Tribeca premiere, which is deeply rooted in the stereotypical indie film tropes about creative types who can't quite get their lives together.
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