The Parts You Lose

This is a patient movie, for patient movie watchers. The camera work is absolutely mesmerizing, the scenes are painted, the angles of approach are choreographed, the colors and forms are spectacular, reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth paintings & sketches. You could almost watch it with sound off, but you'd miss the fine acting, especially by Aaron Paul, and the atmospheric sound track that's so perfectly fit to the scenes. Lots of nice touches, like the black & red hats matching the black & red checkerboard pieces. This is not a fast-paced American action film, but a patient meditation on a moment in time. Not to be missed.

I'm not sure why this movie is classified as a thriller, it's definitely a drama. Many others have described it as slow but I enjoyed every minute. If you like people stories with flawed characters then I highly recommend you give it a watch.

Acting of Aron Paul and Scoot was awesome in the whole movie. But they really wasted the talents of several notable actors in the process. It is pure drama and do not have higher expectation. Movie moves dead slow from starting to ending. Ending is predictable one on first ten seconds of movie. This looks like TV movie and easily forgettable plot. Which means none of us would like to re-watch the movie. The acting only deserved the stars. But wasted potential of actors.

This is a slow movie even at 95 minutes. In some ways it is a little like the old British movie 'Whistle Down The Wind' where a man on the run hides in a barn. 'The Parts You Lose' is nowhere near the level of that movie. The acting is OK but in truth the story becomes boring pretty quickly.