Maybe it's just me, but I could probably watch Parker Posey do anyting for 2 hours and not get bored (Party Girl excluded). Hal Hartley is quite an intriguingly unique filmmaker as well. That makes for a pretty solid combination. However, this one was a little bland. The style and the mood of the whole piece is cool and completely refreshing in its estrangement from modern filmmaking conventionality, but it is necessary to see HENRY FOOL (a truly exceptional film) before watching this one.
AND THERE IS A SPOILER COMING FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO AVOID IT!!!!!
My biggest problem with FAY GRIM (and there are not many problems with it), is that the entire movie is leading up to a promise that Fay will, at the end, be reunited with Henry, or at least have a face-to-face encounter with him. That is what the entire plot built towards for myself. That was going to be the big prize at the end of the game. And it never came...................... I like Hal Hartley. I like his style. The Amateur is his best work (and a genuine masterpiece). Unfortunately Fay Grim doesn't come close to its potential.