Wait n' See

For me, "Hamilton" by Matthew Porterfield, was all about waiting for something to happen. I was so curious about these people and their lives that it made it difficult for me to just watch them live normally. I honestly just wanted something bad or at least interesting to happen to them. I'm so use to drama and action with narrative films and this threw me off. At some point in the film I finally just accepted that I wasn't going to see anything exciting. I tried to figure out if and when a climax occurred and the only thing that I could come up with was the scene where Joe and the little boy are speeding on their bikes trying to bring flowers to Leena in the truck.(I think) If it had been any other film, I would have expected the truck to hit the bike.
I agree that the dialogue wasn't the greatest part of the film. I preferred when the characters were doing their own thing and not talking at all. I think in class someone mentioned how only during these scenes with no dialogue could we see who these people really were.
The situations in the film were so real, no outrageous or unnecessary actions and words were added. It just reminded me of the normal shit everyone has to go through. One of my favorite scenes was where Joe gets up to play videogames and really just wants nothing to do with his girlfriend/wife. I think that is what worked so well for me and probably is what turned some people away. It was almost like we were eavesdropping on this family and they didn't know it.
Some obvious questions that came to mind were: What was the mother thinking during the car ride? Will Joe get the flowers to Leena in time? Does Joe really love Leena? I think yes...