Film Review – The Chronology of Water

As an actress, Kristen Stewart has never been consistent. However, she’s definitely experimental, often taking on unusual roles in strange movies to keep herself challenged and perhaps entertained. Stewart has been around for decades, but now she’s trying something new, making her debut as a writer/director with “The Chronology of Water,” daring to create an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch’s 2011 memoir, which offered readers an intense ride of memory and description as she confronted many demons in her life. Stewart puts in the work to respect such intimacy, keeping the offering to hushed thoughts and editorial jumps, placing viewers into Lidia’s POV, which is a place of torment and extremity. Creative ideas are executed well by the helmer, but she comes up short when securing a reason why this book needed to become a film, as “The Chronology of Water” isn’t a commanding viewing experience, missing an emotional grip as the screenplay burns through Lidia’s life events. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com