The first thing you ever read about Fassbinder was by the time of his early death at age 37 he made 43 films, including the dense TV mini-series “Berlin Alexanderplatz.” He also wrote and directed theater, wrote books and acted in other directors’ work. He has credits as editor, composer, art director, production designer and DP. Wow. Amazing. The thing is, not everything he did was good. How could it be at this pace? Although many out there like it, “Whity,” for me, is one of his misfires. I get what he’s trying to do, but it is just too slow, too forced and too (ultimately) uninteresting. The acting is dull and the look is too stifling.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
