it seem hal hartley film be kind of hit or miss with most audience . this film will be no exception to that rule . fay grim act a a sequel to hartley henry foole from 1998. the focus this time be on henry ex wife ( play to perfection by the always welcome parker posey ) and who be be pester by cia goon about henry unpublished book about all of his shady dealing . in the interim of all of this and fay end up on an odyssey and deal with international spy and etc . the film do get a bit bogged down in the second half . if you have be a fan of hal hartley in the past and this be one not to be miss . for the novice hartley first timer who have only hear of his film making technique and you might want to check out his early film before take on this one ( especially if you haven not see henry yet ) . i admire the camera work and which at time remind me of certain early man ray photography .