

In the end, it's not clear what the movie is trying to say. After this point, nothing that happens comes as a surprise, or adds to the film. There are some tense moments when questions are asked, and the assistant takes off to find her own answers. The assistant/friend of the celebrity is under suspicion, as expected. Tension slowly builds and the event, the "heinous crime," happens as expected. It is a lovely trip in search of a better story.Gemini starts strong. If one simply wants a movie to carry them along based upon its style, to be allowed to float with the camera and drift in and out of the lives of the subjects as if carried on a wave, Gemini works very well. If one wants to better understand Hollywood and the actions of the players therein, Gemini will still fall flat. If one goes into such a film in order to understand characters and motivations, Gemini will again fall flat. If one goes into a murder mystery film in order to try to solve the mystery, Gemini will fall flat.

It is, in fact, nearly worth watching for these elements alone.

It is, for Gemini, all about setting a dark mood, establishing a real sense of place and, from time-to-time, danger. This is all further advanced by Keegan DeWitt's music. Undeniably, however, the entire thing is gorgeous to look at, with its deliberate, slow-moving camera, beautiful sets, and relaxed pacing. Jill is certainly the most well-rounded of those we see on screen, but that is merely because the audience spends most of their time with her. Gemini sets a difficult task for its stars due to its own obstinacy in providing them with reasonable, understandable motivations and backstories. The list of plausible murderers is offered not because the mystery is well-constructed, but rather because it is hollow enough that any of the characters could fill in the solution. It is a fool's errand as for much of its run Gemini offers the sense that it could be nearly any of the aforementioned characters responsible for the killing, just as it could be Heather's ex-boyfriend, Devin (Reeve Carney) a weird fan, Sierra (Jessica Parker Kennedy) an annoyed paparazzo, Stan (James Ransone) or Heather's friend, Tracy (Greta Lee). Those in the audience trying to work their way through the murder alongside Jill will constantly be stymied by the film's reluctance to offer the reasons for characters' actions and/or feelings. Actions are taken based on whims, whether it's Heather dropping out of a movie, Greg stating a desire to leave the country, or Jill attempting to evade the police. Whether Katz is attempting to show the depressing side of the film business or joking about it (or something else) is unclear, but what comes across in his depiction of stars, assistants, and everyone else is that there need be no explicit reason for anything occurring. Gemini itself doesn't offer her a great reason to run, but the audience is able to impose other instances where the police have gone after the wrong person as motivation.
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As a single example of this, Jill's running from the police feels more plausible because everyone has seen a movie (or TV show) where an innocent person is accused and runs from the cops in an attempt to prove their innocence. In fact, Gemini regularly trades on our ideas of what a murder mystery movie should be. Franklin is funny here, but that isn't enough to sell it. It is a poorly placed, overly self-aware scene, one which reveals just how few suspects there are for Jill to care about and lets the audience know to expect a plot twist.

Greg goes so far as to discuss what he would do if he were making the screenplay for the murder, including indicating possible twists. It pats itself on the back as Jill discusses possible murder suspects with Greg (Nelson Franklin), one of the people who has been working to put together the movie Heather just left. It is a task for which Jill is ill-equipped, and the evidence against her is circumstantial at best, but one she sets for herself anyway.Īt times Gemini seems overly self-satisfied. From there things go from somber to somber and silly as Jill decides to evade the police, led by Detective Edward Ahn (John Cho), and try to put together for herself exactly what happened.
