Lazy film, a lifeless amateur work thats incredibly pointless. Incredibly forgettable my mom could do better. The budget while 1.5 million looks like it was made for just under 500 dollars. There is nothing here it doesnt make you think feel or anything. Its a empty 1 hour and 10 minute chore. And if you say something like its art or it reflects real life. Then please.... Watch Cache for some interesting slow burning unresolved picture. Skip this one please

Bubble est un nouveau tour de force de Steven Soderbergh qui parvient à faire d'un scénario en apparence bateau (une fille arrive en fille, il y a un meurtre, le coupable est arrêté) écrit par la scénariste d'un de ses grands films (Full Frontal) un film passionnant, car il prend son temps pour exposer l'atmosphère déprimante de cette petite ville d'Ohio. Subrepticement, les personnages (interprétés par des acteurs non-professionnels) prennent plus d'importance que prévu et rendent la conclusion d'autant plus forte. La musique de Robert Pollard enveloppe tout cela parfaitement. Mark Cuban a encore eu le nez creux.

at just 73 minutes this should have flown by...it didn't.

I Give It For The Originallity In Casting Complete Unknowns, Adlibing Through A Semi-Structured Premise..That Shows You How Good Soderburg Is At Getting Things Just Right...But The Story, Well, As I've Watched The Deleted Scenes, It Misses A Key Pivotal Ending Point (Cut From The Movie) & Leaves You Otherwise Guessing As To Why It All Happened...If ImHad Just Seen The Movie, Without That, On Its Own Merits...Id Be A Little Frustrated At The Open Ended Finale. That Said, I Still Found This A Weird, Macabe Tale Resting Within That (Bubble) Small Town America.

Impeccable performances from all 3, and some serious directing. A surprising treat.

Ladies and gentlemen...Steven Soderbergh...out to prove he can still be weird after helming that big budget business. In that way, he succeeds here. The pacing is deliberately slow as nuts. Thankfully, this is not just done for weird's sake, but to get across the mundane nature of the characters' work and lives. Casting is key. These are not actors you will recognize. The performances are captivating, though. (Particularly the one by Debbie Doebereiner.) The fact that these are not familiar faces adds greatly to the realism of the flick. If you haven't read a synopsis for this thing, keep it that way. The story is simple. The less you know, the more effectively it will play. In the end, Bubble isn't any more enlightening or interesting than an episode of "Dateline," or any number of shows on A&E. But... That's not too bad.

an interesting film, made with all non-actors and all non-scripted, the acting is truly creepy and authentic as well as representative of the hum-drum lives of depraved Ohioans, however the story left a lot to be desired.

One of soderberghs experimental films, with no professional actors in it, and shot with next to no budget, i gotta say it worked, the actors dont try to do anything they cant, they play their characters naturally and real, soderbergh does a good job of just showing the daily mundane lives of these people, each day the same as the next, i def felt sorry for some of them, it moves fast (then again its only 73 min) but i could clearly see the ending coming, still it was good, i give credit to soderbergh for being willing to try new things

Painfully. Slow. Extremely. Uninteresting...don't waste your time

Kitchen sink drama for Americans

To the mainstream crowd this would probably be considered a horrible, agonizingly dull film. To those who appreciate independent films there's something to grasp here even though its not a whole lot.

I loved this movie. It's very realistic and not hollywood at all.

Every once in a while you run into a film so captivating that you get swept up in its world. Bubble, on the other hand, is relentless in capturing every small bit of the real world that it's easy to forget that you are indeed watching a movie. This experimental film of Steven Soderbergh wisely employs local non-actors of the Ohio/West Virginia area. It tells the tale of three factory workers who struggle to keep their heads above water in a region defined by poverty and hopelessness. These are the definition of your "everyday Joe's"--the ones that the rest of the world are quick to leave behind. They're forced to work multiple menial jobs, eat fast food for lunch, and rarely venture beyond their homes when they do have downtime. It's utterly captivating in a strange way, and you'll start to pick out the nuances in what is otherwise meaningless small talk. What really helps to sell the approach are the camerawork and editing. Bubble is a very deliberately paced piece, told primarily through wide shots held back at a distance. I can recall only a handful of closeups across the entire piece, which works to an interesting effect. Soderbergh isn't afraid to hold a master shot for almost an entire scene (something you never see in modern cinema). As the viewers, this helps to make us feel as trapped by the outdated, oppressive environs as the characters themselves. There's a wonderful scene where Martha goes to a tackle shop to buy some fishing gear, and the whole scene is played out in two equally wide shots, as if from the vantage point of security cameras in the corner. It's utterly overwhelming to look at, with the endless rows of bait and tackle all brightly colored against the wood paneling. But, in fact, Martha's behavior has layers of subtlety to it that contrasts in a really dynamic way. It lays the groundwork for much bigger plot developments in a way that you might only notice upon repeat viewings. If I were to find a fault with the filmmaking, it's that Bubble feels like it's two movies in one. There is a murder, and of course the mystery that follows, but it comes in quite late. And as a short piece (the film is just under 75 minutes), it does seem like the film's modus operandi works against it in the pacing of the first half. It's a small complaint, but it keeps the piece as a whole from it's full potential. Otherwise, Bubble just further cements Soderbergh's place in modern cinema as a true visionary unafraid to tackle new challenges.

I think a new genre of film is developing - what shall we call it? Hardship porn? I think it has something to do with the economy, but I for one suddenly find it more interesting to watch movies about people who are struggling to make ends meet in gritty, nearly-failing towns. This film is quietly devastating in its authenticity. If you liked Driver 23 and American Movie, give Bubble a try.

The film is a great take on how a person cannot recognize their own insanity, but that was not enough to get my mind off of how dull it was.

Solid for what it is. Very Ohio-ey.

I was a professional ass wiper. Martha and Kyle are doll factory workers that live a pretty normal life trying to make ends meet and get by the best they can. Their life is spiced up a little when a new girl joins the company who is a bit eccentric and talks a little freely. However, their life is turned upside down when she is found dead on a mysterious night that they both interacted with her. "Either you're a cold blooded killer or something else happened in that room." Steven Soderbergh, director of Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, Traffic, Magic Mike, Haywire, Contagion, and Erin Brockovich, delivers Bubble. The storyline for this picture is a bit slow but turns for the better in the end. The conclusion is very fascinating and surprising and the acting is pretty good throughout. The cast contains Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin James Ashley, and Misty Wilkins. "What are you doing?" "I'm taking a bath." Bubble is a film I read about in Entertainment Weekly some time ago and have been wanting to see ever since. I watched it off Netflix and found it a bit slow paced; however, it does take a surprising turn you never see coming and ends well. I recommend giving this film a shot. "Mind your own business. Read your book." Grade: B

Soderbergh är som bäst i det lilla formatet!

Relies almost entirely on execution, and it works; Soderbergh uses a lot of shots that make for disturbing imagery, and the non-actors do quite well. It's a dark, existential film that delivers commentary on the tedium of life in middle America.

This was a sight for sore eyes. And by that I mean, having watched film after film after film that have been either extremely unrealistic(Hollywood) or fancy(art house) than seeing this gem of pure realism. Just a nice little breathe of fresh air in the cinematic world.