The Third Wave

Alison Thompson and Oscar Gubernati went to Sri Lanka to help people after a devastating tsunami. Their film about the experience fails to let us fully get to know the villagers or the volunteers.

It may seem a bit unfair to split hairs about any movie made under the pressures, constraints and fatigue that director Alison Thompson and producer Oscar Gubernati experienced during their 19 weeks shooting "The Third Wave." After all, this benevolent couple, who were serving as independent aid volunteers in Sri Lanka after a 2004 tsunami devastated the impoverished country, had more urgent concerns at hand than crafting a polished cinematic record of their heroic efforts. Nonetheless, they went the film route, and the result is more respectable than riveting, more video diary than full-fledged documentary. [...]

di Gary Goldstein, articolo completo (2075 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 23 settembre 2009