Oy.
Ever watched a film that was so gratuitous in its depiction of a certain year/era that it came across as laughable? Welcome to "Floundering"!
I can almost see the wheels turning in the head of the writer of this script as he watched the L.A. riots go down. "Hey! I can capitalize on this by churning out a disaffected script designed to play/capitalize on all of society's current ills while taking a cue from the (MUCH better) 'Slacker'!".
Look, I'm all for films with messages (twisted or otherwise, ala "Repo Man", "The Last Big Thing"), but this film failed miserably, thanks to its continuous depiction of the L.A. Riots as more of a form of voyeuristic entertainment than that of a true tragedy. In fact, the riots obviously BENEFITED the writer and director because it gave them a subject for a film!
Finally, the scene in which our "hero" shoots the outrageously exaggerated police chief allows the makers of this film to reach new lows. Again, the thought process: "Lesse here! Guy is troubled by all of the violence taking place in society and by the widespread insensitivity and hate running rampant. The cure? Kill somebody else, all in the name of 'snapping'!".
Rent something more substantive. May I recommend a VCR tape head cleaner?
Ever watched a film that was so gratuitous in its depiction of a certain year/era that it came across as laughable? Welcome to "Floundering"!
I can almost see the wheels turning in the head of the writer of this script as he watched the L.A. riots go down. "Hey! I can capitalize on this by churning out a disaffected script designed to play/capitalize on all of society's current ills while taking a cue from the (MUCH better) 'Slacker'!".
Look, I'm all for films with messages (twisted or otherwise, ala "Repo Man", "The Last Big Thing"), but this film failed miserably, thanks to its continuous depiction of the L.A. Riots as more of a form of voyeuristic entertainment than that of a true tragedy. In fact, the riots obviously BENEFITED the writer and director because it gave them a subject for a film!
Finally, the scene in which our "hero" shoots the outrageously exaggerated police chief allows the makers of this film to reach new lows. Again, the thought process: "Lesse here! Guy is troubled by all of the violence taking place in society and by the widespread insensitivity and hate running rampant. The cure? Kill somebody else, all in the name of 'snapping'!".
Rent something more substantive. May I recommend a VCR tape head cleaner?