Teenager Cameron Post is caught making out with girlfriend Coley and is forced into a gay conversion camp.
At the slow pace this film had, it should’ve been 4 hours long. But the fact that it’s barely scratching 90 minutes makes it seem very superficial. For someone who has read the book, this was particularly disappointing. Don’t get me wrong, the tone and subject matter at hand practically mandates such deliberate and slow pacing, but in order to fit everything…
As a movie, i haven't seen anything like this. As a live action video game… well, you're probably better off playing an actual video game.
The thing is, i have played my share of video games – first person shooters included – and if this movie is trying to emulate them, it's emulating the worst of them. It's action, and nothing but action; and video games these days usually offer a lot more than that.
If you're here purely for…
Linklater has done it again.
I must confess, after Dazed & Confused (which is my own favourite movie of all time), i was more than a little sceptical that this – or any movie – could be a worthy successor, especially after the disappointing Boyhood. But i was pleasently surprised at what i saw unfold in front of my eyes.
No, it’s not the best movie ever made, but it’s a darn good slice-of-life film.
