Film Techniques In Honeyglue

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“Honeyglue”, a lugubrious romance written and directed by James Bird, got trapped in its own melodramatic tones and couldn’t free itself from that sticky viscosity.
Fastidiously overstaged, the film never manages to convince and takes a steep decline after just a few minutes.

In the opening sequence, we are presented with video footage. The two persons in it, Morgan (Adriana Mather) and Jordan (Zach Villa), introduce themselves, adding that what we’re seeing is a digital love letter to each other and a farewell video. Both have their heads shaved and they convey both assurance and a weird sense of fate.

The narrative immediately winds back to tell their peculiar love story.
The couple met at a nightclub where Morgan, who was only given

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