Saturday, February 07, 2004

House of the Yellow Carpet (1982)

Okay, now this just sucks. It's adapted from a (presumably) bad play and feels like it every step of the way -- stagebound and artificial, with far too much dialogue and loopy plot kinks that probably worked better on the boards. I do admit being impressed by the muted set direction (mainly cool blues and grays that make the titular carpet stand out like it should)... but when I'm reduced to praising the set dressing -- in a film with only one set, no less! -- I'm probably holding a handful of shit.

Grade: D+