I watched roughly forty minutes of this before we started our descent on a flight about six months ago. The portion I watched was firmly 1/2 star territory but I’m feeling optimistic about the back half, so I generously rounded it up to a whole star. Why should this film be penalized for my lack of vigilance?
I remember two vague details about this film.
1. Sharp quips delivered with a most wooden aplomb. Props to Sony for recognizing that…
Derek was the self-proclaimed director of our high school friend group. He was always making shorts based on our inside jokes or helping us with our school projects. He was also really generous with the cheap weed he was selling, and we’d get really high and watch random stuff that he torrented or a rip of a Criterion DVD that he rented from Casa Video.
For a few years after American Movie came out, people were always telling Derek how…
“Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of an artist: Give me leave to do my utmost.”
