Brennan Camacho
Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Nicole
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Catherina
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
thesar-2
Though this movie is now 12½ years old, it's nice to see Courteney Cox again. Haven't seen Friends in years, rarely watch the Scream movies and aside from a dream I had about her as Monica with Chandler in a bath tub a couple of nights ago (don't ask,) I don't get to see her in something new-to-me often.Additionally, it's nice to check out an indie thriller occasionally. It has to be well made, despite a low budget, unknown to me and recommended from a friend, which this was.There were many films I thought about when watching this. Probably just influences to the creators. And that's not a bad thing, except when all I'm trying to do is solve the movie with recalling how the other films played out.In November…boy, do I wish it were, this hot summer in Arizona has really overstayed its welcome…Cox's Sophie made her boyfriend get her a desert at a corner L.A. market when BAM! he's shot down by a coward robber. The remaining short runtime involves Sophie putting the pieces of her life back together. Of course, this is an indie film, as mentioned, so completing the jigsaw isn't going to be straight-forward.Unlike most of TV's Friends' cast, Cox is one of the few actors who can step out and play different characters than the ones they played for over a decade on T.V. Aside from her hair – which they will bring up, sadly, a few times, you may not even recognize her and that's a good thing. The remaining cast aren't unknowns, but they seem to be taking second fiddle to her performance. Don't get me wrong; it wasn't award-worthy, but it was 100% believable and you did get transported into her world.There's nothing truly wrong with this movie. It's a good suspense to try and solve with the story lines. You may see the ending coming, but it still works, nonetheless. See it.***Final thoughts: Another good, never-heard-of movie recommendation by author, Dustin Putman from his book: The Fright File: 150 Films to See Before Halloween. Totally recommend you purchasing a copy of this before October (or November? Sorry, movie tie-in there to make this relevant. Haha) at http://www.thefrightfile.com/book/
Chrysanthepop
Harrison's 'November' is quite an interesting piece of cinema. Shot with HD camera on a minimum budget, the film take us through the stages of of a young photographer's grief. But for whom is she grieving or who's death is she coming to terms with? That becomes apparent in the end. The movie's divided into three chapters: denial, despair and acceptance (stages of grief). The director presents hints through each stage as the truth slowly unfolds. Harrison's execution is quite simplistic in terms of technique. The visuals have a washed out look but are nonetheless intriguing. He uses a lot of symbolic elements, like the different gloomy colours in each segment, and a gloomy soundtrack. The entire film rests on Courteney Cox and she does an exceptional job. It's great to see her in a different role and the actress needs to do more movies. The supporting cast, that includes James LeGros and Anne Archer are very good. 'November' is quite a well made film. It is thought provoking and dark but many will dislike it most likely because of the theme. Many have complained that there is no plot but, in my opinion, I find that to be a ridiculous statement as the story (which I briefly mentioned earlier) is pretty obvious. Whether one likes it or not, I say 'November' is worth the watch.
garythomas891
Confusing? Yes. Fractured story line? Yup. Could I recommend it to family members? Certainly not. The reason for the confusing narrative is because the director divides the film into quarters (instead of the traditional three act format). Without telling us in advance, he also "tints" each quarter segment with colors. The 'Denial' quarter is filmed in a blue tint, another quarter in sepia, another in 'white light', and so on. Subliminally, all this confuses the viewer, on a script which also filled with flash-backs and flash-forwards. Too much fractionalization to follow coherently for the average Joe.November has a cool and artful look. But artful looks can't carry a storyline if the majority of viewers are puzzled.If your a film student however, or if you have a Panasonic DVX-100 and want to make your own movies, this film is a goldmine. Film students: go to the special features menu and click on where director Harrison converses with his DP about how they made the film.He describes in the greatest detail how the film was made. All technical aspects of recording on mini-DV, transfer to non-linear AVID, sound recording imported from a 48k DAT at 29.97 is all discussed; location work, practical lighting, shooting without a crew, editing special FX, etc. Transfer to digi-beta and filmout steps all expertly explained.Harrison also discusses INDIGENT Films, the NYC studio that bankrolled this film. Indigent produces high quality - low budget movies and distributes them to markets worldwide.So in conclusion, I am purchasing a copy of November because it is an incredible training tool for the straight-to-video filmmaker. But also because I want to support Harrison and Indigent Films. Harrison will do better on his next film. And praise must be given to Indigent for producing these otherwise marvelous low budget features.In the DVD's director's commentary Harrison calls this a "no budget" movie. Then he tells us it was made for $500,000. Hardly a no budget film. In Texas, we would have shot this film for one fifth that price.But in all fairness, I really liked this film and it's arty, cranked up editing style. I'm looking forward to following Harrison's work and will definitely be tracking anything coming out of Indigent's movie inventory. Keep an eye on these folks. They're going places.Gary T filmmaker/Texas
coolpop54
I saw this film on a whim. I had not great expectations for either the film or Courtney Cox, who I remembered as an airhead on Friends. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I was taken in within the first few minutes and spent my time trying to figure out what actually happened. I had several theories, but it was not until the end that the secret is revealed. My jaw dropped to the floor and I knew that I had seen a beautiful work of art. I had to watch it again to see if I could pick out the clues. There were very few. But it made perfect sense. Cox was wonderful! Her performance in this movie made a fan out of me. I cannot wait for her next dramatic role. The story, the directing, the cinematography as well as the acting are superb. I cannot recommend this movie any more than 'see it' Make up your own mind, but give it a chance. You will be amazed.
