my dinner with andre be a rewarding film that be far ahead of it time in not just style but topic and social commentary . andre gregory and wallace shawn and apparently play themselves in the two lead role in which for almost two hour they sit in a restaurant and engage in a completely believable conversation range from the surreal to the social to the metaphysical also write the film . this be a key contribute for why the film work because have write the material the actor appear to know it inside and out and therefore give it that extra sense of naturalism . the introduction also perfectly set up the situation we be go to find ourselves in for the next two hour while it show wallace go about his normal and mundane activity and express discontent with his life and how he have to see his old friend andre for the first time in year . once they actually get into the dialogue it become apparent the script have vast layer to it and it essentially be a comment on modern existence and the conflict view hold by people and it use the two character in the film a symbol of society while andre represent the new age thinking and while wallace represent the rational scientific mind and show the conflict desire of want to retreat back to primitive living to find our humanity but also want to enjoy the benefit modern society grant u . the conversation a a whole be very well execute while the modest performance by the two actor never seep into the overly dramatic and they maintain a natural flow and make it entertain and challenge and realistic throughout . some viewer may find it pretentious at first viewing and because it do deal with a lot of hard thinking topic and at time it can alienate the viewer by go slightly overboard with how it present it idea but most viewer should be able to relate to a conversation similar to this at one at some point in their life and just maybe in a different way . the major flaw of the film be undoubtedly the camera work and this be especially worry with a film like this because in theory this should be one the most easy film in history to shoot but instead of simply take a subtle approach and show the character through two or three angle and the camera will suddenly jerk from one shot to the next in a very disorientated manner . while this doesn not ruin the film it can make you loose concentration during a segment of the dialogue and possibly miss an important part of the conversation and lessen it impact . it possible the director introduce these jerk to give the camera work great variety and but when you already have a script that be a tough and deep a this and pioneer cinematography should not be a major concern . if you have see film like before sunrise or any other dialogue rich film and find yourself interested in who these character be and what their thought on specific topic be i would suggest give my dinner with andre a go . it keep my attention for the full two hour and which for a film almost completely compose of two character and a restaurant table be an accomplishment in itself . the script be intelligent and think provoke with excellent performance from wallace shawn and andre gregory bring it to life . just be wary of some of the crazy camera work that can jump out of nowhere and you should hopefully enjoy a thoroughly unique experience .