Ott tries to work with a non-actor subject of his in Pearblossom Hwy. kind of mixing narrative with documentary... as a final piece it certainly stands more on the narrative side. an attempt at creating a authentic story that gives a glimpse into a subset of California youth.
all characters except Cory character come off as completely contrived (atsuko) or a complete cliché (cory's brother and father). Ott loses his interesting character when he interjects his own scripted details and characters.
its disheartening to see this film screened at SFIFF because im sure there were plenty of great films turned down for this film that had plenty of political pull. makes me think i wont be returning to SFIFF
all characters except Cory character come off as completely contrived (atsuko) or a complete cliché (cory's brother and father). Ott loses his interesting character when he interjects his own scripted details and characters.
its disheartening to see this film screened at SFIFF because im sure there were plenty of great films turned down for this film that had plenty of political pull. makes me think i wont be returning to SFIFF