The Graffiti Artist (2004)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

James Bolton

Writer:

James Bolton (writer)

Release Date:

19 January 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Adrift in a lush, nocturnal urban landscape, Nick is a post-modern urban hero asserting his anarchistic...

Plot Keywords:

Graffiti | Juvenile Delinquent | Gay Teenager | Street Kid | Youth

Cast

Ruben Bansie-Snellman	...	Nick
Pledgure Duoshun	...	Hardware Stock Clerk
Zachary S. Smalls	...	Police Officer #1
Robert D. Heath Jr.	...	Police Officer #2
Rich Clemets	...	Booking Officer
Rich Carlton	...	Skate Shop Clerk
Pepper Fajans	...	Jesse
Daniel Parker	...	Boy at Burnside Skate Park
Luke Cook	...	Boy at Burnside Skate Park
Dan Stegner	...	Boy at Burnside Skate Park
Justin Lawrence	...	Undercover Cop #1
John Paulson	...	Undercover Cop #2
Megan Johnston	...	Smoothie Shop Girl
Don Connell	...	Hardware Store Clerk
Angie Golds	...	End Police Officer #2

Also Known As:

This Kid Bolton Levy (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Quiet explication of youthful idealism

This film has a sharp focus, that of the inherent idealism and optimism of youth: optimism, to believe that earning ones daily bread will somehow take care of itself; idealism in that fulfillment of ones expressive instincts is paramount. Yes, there are nagging questions of how can one live on corn and apples; where does one shower and relieve oneself. What matters is the delineation of two loners, their brief attempt at intimacy, and the rapid retreat from that into the emotional refuge of their "tagging" or graffiti. If the scenes of a boy spray painting a wall seem overlong, Kid Loco's insistent, subterranean score, rising to a crescendo only at the dénouement and at the recapitulation offers worthy reward for the patience. A fine gem of a film with an ingratiating performance by Ruben Bansie-Snellman in the lead role. .