Umshini Wam (2011)
5/10
funny and cool at times
9 February 2017
I will admit that I am not at all familiar with the seemingly highly popular music duo featured in this film, so I cannot really comment much on how much their style is showcased here. However, I can admit that I am quite familiar with writer/director Harmony Korine, a man whose made some of the strangest movies of all time. I can say that Korine's style is heavily showcased in this experimental comedy-drama that feels like a freaky fantasy. Its an indescribably bizarre little experience that has its fair share of strengths and weaknesses. The biggest problem with it is that its style feels overly amateurish and ridiculous, and I also didn't like some of it on an overall stylistic level. It just felt pretentious at times, and at others it was just uncomfortable and dirty, and not in a good way.

Fortunately, this movie does has its good qualities. At times, its weirdness can be overwhelming, but at others it can be really engaging and entertaining-not to mention hilarious. This short is very funny at times, which makes up for its many faults.
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