When word spread that a feature film starring Paul Henry was to premiere at an international film festival, the news was met with surprise, amusement and confusion. Just when did he make this feature film? And what exactly is he doing in it? Is he acting?
Having seen the film,
that confusion hasn't entirely lifted.
What begins as a short film, starring Paul Henry as himself (he is acting but in the same way that he acts up any time a camera is on him), slowly morphs into a documentary about one man's mid-life crisis. Not Henry's. Rather, former New York Times journalist Andrew Goldman, who is struggling with a series of career crises that eventually see him sacked.
Goldman begins the film in the role of director, making a short film about Henry and himself, played by an actor. But as his mid-life crisis takes hold and Goldman begins questioning his very existence, he turns the camera on himself and abandons the short film project.
As you can see, confusing.
