Um . . . I don't get it.
I know critics liked it. I see the Altman-esque-ness of it all and that's great. There are folks in it that are terrific actors. And while I found some moments charming, overall, we just went "eh."
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I know LK thinks that there has to be some explanation to our "eh" more than this (which is solely my own): Radio is an auditive medium which requires your imagination--particularly with radio shows or radio drama. Movies are primarily visual--yes auditive too, but you get the point.
Any attempt to transfer a radio program to the screen will probably fail. And while the radio show A Prairie Home Companion is certainly performed and recorded live (which is a great experience and an odd rarity in radio in our times) this adaptation just did not work.
I think the main problem is that this radio program is not really a visual experience since everyone's imagination will want to recreate Garrison Keillor’s narrative in a different way.
Perhaps the phrase (of unknown origin to me): "theater is life, radio is drama, television is furniture" has some relevance here...
Totally agree. I wanted to love it--especially since the Lake Wobegon universe is based on his experiences he had going to college across the river from Fargo--but I just did not. The radio show is just better. I liked seeing the Fitzgerald theater, but even that sort of pales the experience of being there in St. Paul. Oh well.
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