It's not the worst idea for a movie, as it's been done to death hundreds of times before. But this is one of the dryest, blandest, most uninteresting slogs of a movie I've ever attempted to sit through. The parents were probably the worst part, portrayed as simple minded fools doing all the generic things movie parents do. The father was particularily over the top in his nonsensical role. Second worst part? The music. Incredibly awful soundtrack makes this dull turd seem even more incompetent than it really needs to be. A half hour in I thought it had been on for 2 hours already. Not good. The kids: Unfortunately, nothing new or refreshing is offered in the way of portraying these disillusioned youths. The interplay between the main males is unconvincing, sterile and rather predictable, not to mention a thoroughly unnecessary scene about a third of the way in. Every once in a while this movie couldn't resist adding superflous material to appease God knows who. And yes, of course there's a character of color thrown in that neither adds or detracts from the plot. Plain dense. The fact it's set in the 90's is completely irrelevant to what happens here. Even the police interviewer seemed like an idiot. This was amateur hour that seemed like anateur eternity. If you can make it through in it's entirety, let me know, and I'll buy you and your family dinner. Seriously, it's a very weak endeavor.
Review of As You Are
