Sometimes simple drama, character studies can be the most interesting films of the year. Ebert seemed to think so when he saw this one at a festival, liked it so much, and featured it in his own festival later that year in Chicago. Another one that I happened across at the library, and one of Ebert's top 10 films of the year. Upon finding it I was actually very interested in it and excited to watch it.The story is simple, it is about a Pakistani man who owns and operates a push cart in downtown New York City. He wakes up in his small single room apartment in the middle of the night. Travels downtown, gets to the warehouse, cleans and stocks his push cart, then drags it through the city to his usual corner. It is an interesting look at a lifestyle completely foreign to me, and made the first part of this film very interesting.
The film never fully explains the mans story. It is short, with a runtime of 87 minutes, and never makes an emotional connection with the audience. Maybe this is the point, but the film seemed to detour to an almost romance. Things don't work out, as usual for this man, and his existence stays about the same through the course of the film. I guess I wanted more, I wanted some better conclusions and plot development. The acting was authentic, and the story compelling at time. I can't see suggesting it because the build up in my own head about how good this was going to be saved it from being really boring.
Vote: 6/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464105/
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