I just watched this for the first time the other day. I'd heard that it was one of the first of a new crop of talkie, low-budget indy movies, a few of which I've really liked (namely
Quiet City and
The Puffy Chair). I guess that when it first came out I can see how the no-frils naturalistic dialogue could seem really fresh, but watching it now it seems like a tool that's used well, but it doesn't accomplish much.