The movie starts with Wren stealing a pair of outrageous sunglasses from a lady in the NYC subway. She's putting up flyers promoting herself in the hopes of gaining a foothold in the punk scene. She sees herself as an upstart promoter. She schemes and scrape but mostly she's at the bottom of the barrel. The punk scene is moving to L.A. while NY music is advancing in other genres. Paul is infatuated the first moment he sees her in the subway. He tries to date her but she treats him poorly. She gets locked out of her apartment after failing to pay the rent. While on a date with Paul, she meets Eric from a defunct one-hit-wonder punk band Smithereens.
This starts well as a fascinating look into a time and a place. Wren is an interesting character although Paul is a bit too pathetic. It's too bad that neither actors are terribly charismatic. It's a small indie and it may be asking too much to discover some future star. This is a life slowly grinding downwards. It's a bit tiring to see her life go to naught as nothing ever seems to work. It's a worthy first feature from indie director Susan Seidelman.
This starts well as a fascinating look into a time and a place. Wren is an interesting character although Paul is a bit too pathetic. It's too bad that neither actors are terribly charismatic. It's a small indie and it may be asking too much to discover some future star. This is a life slowly grinding downwards. It's a bit tiring to see her life go to naught as nothing ever seems to work. It's a worthy first feature from indie director Susan Seidelman.