While clearly not a revolutionary film, or one that was written perfectly, "All Over Me" is beautiful in its depiction of youth--perhaps the most accurate I've seen ever in film. Maybe it's the changing of perspective; gone is the traditional boy-to-man story that is repetitive and stupid, this is all about Claude's self-realization that she is a lesbian, combined with the awkwardness of what happens when you start to change and your friends don't change with you. A final shot that is haunting and a soundtrack that features some of my favorite songs rather subtley, yet prominently in the storyline (Ani Difranco's "Shy", that one Helium song I can never remember the name of, "xxxxxxx in a River" by Patti Smith), makes for a film that will always be one of my personal favorites no matter how much time passes.
Review of All Over Me
