Gus Van Zant's new film. Possibly the 3rd of a trilogy of films that simply follow a lead character around. First Elephant which i thought was pretty good, then Last Days which i really liked, and then this one... about a skater kid who gets mixed up in a murder that takes place by a skate park. I thought this was not very good at all. 80 minutes of mostly slow motion shots that had no meaning to the films plot. A lot of shots of skaters skating which could easily have been stock footage. And also a lot of repeated scenes, the second time with a different aspect to the meaning. Put together... makes a whole lot of nothing. I wouldn't call this a film. I would call this a 10 minute short, edited into a feature film.
2 Elliott Smith songs from Either/Or.
The cinematography was great, and i thought the main kid was perfect. Everyone else was escrusiatingly awkward. AHHHHH!!!! awkward. Everyone else!!! Awkward. How can a guy like Gus Van Zant make a movie like this, with these people in it. I think the problem was, they were just a little too young. That awkward stage where they don't know who they are, but they're trying to so hard to act like they do. But like i said the main kid is really cool.
The trailer pretty much lays it out there. Doesn't leave anything for a surprise, so if you ARE planning to see the movie, don't watch this trailer.
Don't bother.
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