We've all seen this story before, it's kind of a combo deal between Wild Style and Bad Lieutenant. Some good acting performances by the lead character and his crew. The girl bugged me, just too formulaic with her Che' t-shirt and her anti-capitalism stance. Good editing techniques, really fit the pace well. El-P should score more films, this seems to be a perfect side gig for him. The music really makes up for the lack of character development and originality in the plot. It's relatively short so it's worth checking out just for the cinematography and the score. And as a former writer, I take offense to the line about real writers never paying for paint. Yeah right, try racking paint from the same hardware store more than a couple times. There's not that many stores selling paint that you can maintain anonymity. This type of pretension, combined with a total lack of humor brings the whole film down.
Review of Bomb the System
