WENDY AND LUCY

I saw the new Kelly Reichardt film over the weekend, Wendy and Lucy. The film is emblematic of the times in which we live and our wanderlust generation. Wendy is traveling, running from something ambiguous. She is searching for something enigmatic, and she is broke, burdened, and desperate. Her sole companion is her dog Lucy. It's a trying film, richly beautiful, but often bleak. Approach with caution, but those seeking literary cinema outside of hollywood's formulas will be well rewarded. Lucy is wonderful and provides a heartbreaking performance.