Chillicothe's quality as a good independent film (which can be hard to find) can't be over or under stated. I rented it on a whim and obviously loved it enough to seek it out and watch it at least 5 more times, because it is very good. As a male "aimless, twenty-something" myself, I find it harmonizes a similar tune hit by "Clerks" on the topic of finding a point to lives we lead everyday.
On one hand it is what it is. And that is, not only a low budget film, but a film with a very low budget feel. At times during the film I'm almost un-enjoyably aware that all but maybe one or two actors aren't good, the visuals are pretty bland, and the funny, but semi-lackluster dialog seems to miss an intangible spice. (how it ever got an R rating, I have no clue) And so at some early point in the film you find yourself wondering why you care about these sort of whining losers stuck in their boring lives, burdened by problems far too bland to be entertaining.
On the other hand, Chillicothe turns out to have a surprising amount of great laughs, a great story, and should actually leave you slightly inspired about the topic of striving for meaning and finding direction in the confusion of life. A film has to have a good amount of heart and truth to pull that off, and Chillicothe definitely does.
On one hand it is what it is. And that is, not only a low budget film, but a film with a very low budget feel. At times during the film I'm almost un-enjoyably aware that all but maybe one or two actors aren't good, the visuals are pretty bland, and the funny, but semi-lackluster dialog seems to miss an intangible spice. (how it ever got an R rating, I have no clue) And so at some early point in the film you find yourself wondering why you care about these sort of whining losers stuck in their boring lives, burdened by problems far too bland to be entertaining.
On the other hand, Chillicothe turns out to have a surprising amount of great laughs, a great story, and should actually leave you slightly inspired about the topic of striving for meaning and finding direction in the confusion of life. A film has to have a good amount of heart and truth to pull that off, and Chillicothe definitely does.