![]() What holds it up most of all might just be the really solid acting from most of the main characters. It's obviously too much to swallow, but just go with it, it's fun. ![]() Because she helps redefine what reality is-not just the so-called reality of people's lives, but reality reality, ontologically. After awhile you also realize that one weird subplot-the appearance of a girl on a computer scree-is maybe the most important aspect of all. But really the movie is more about character, and what makes character, and what makes some people good and whether that kind of goodness is real. The ostensible driving force is the appearance now and then of a nasty guy who deals drugs and the reaction against him by others in the place and the police. And the dreamy idealism of exactly those kinds of independent cafés permeates the movie. A surprisingly large cast of characters take on some significance. Except for a brief exterior giving the sense of place (West Philadelphia) and two or three other very minor exceptions, the entire movie is shot in a coffee shop. ![]() Cafe (2011) A simple seeming story with a couple of otherworldly (computer reality) twists that gradually works on your sympathies and wins. ![]()
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