Easy Land (2019)

Easy Land: Directed by Sanja Zivkovic. With Nina Kiri, Mirjana Jokovic, Arlene Duncan, Daniel Kash. Follows a Serbian refugees mother and daughter, as they struggle to navigate the many obstacles facing newcomers to Canada.

“This film more closely resembles a documentary than a movie. Long drawn out scenes with no dialogue. Dialogue that is poorly written and actors with no talent. It looks like it was shot with a home video camera by someone constantly searching for the subject. Very sloppy.nThere is no semblance of set design. Just walk into someoneu0026#39;s apartment and start shooting. Poor lighting, poor staging, poor direction. It looks like it was shot with a home video camera. And this annoying background noise that permeates the entire film and punctuates the lack of good sound control.nThe characters are poorly developed, as though the director believed the audience would do it instead. Or just understand the angst all Canadians feel.nCanadian film makers are so obsessed with not looking like American made films that they forget that the audience wants to be entertained. Instead they create u0026quot;art filmsu0026quot; with u0026quot;deep messagesu0026quot;. This may work in a film school environment but the general public doesnu0026#39;t want that. They want to relax and enjoy a story that doesnu0026#39;t make them work to understand it.nYouu0026#39;ll never hear u0026quot;box office hitu0026quot; and Canadian movie in the same sentence and this movie is a perfect example of why. Quit trying to teach us a lesson and gives us a good story without the attitude.nRadio stations donu0026#39;t play experimental music. They play songs that people can sit back and enjoy without having to find some deep meaning. Canadian film makers seem to be dazed by self righteousness and confused about who their audience is. Enough already.”