This is Van Sant's second consecutive docudrama about pretty boys walking around, not doing much of anything. While some might be fooled by pretentious arty justifications, I do hope Gus returns to making narrative movies with characters and plot. His experimentations post-Good Will Hunting have all fallen flat. This movie lacks any kind of focus, avoids making any point, and generally leaves absolutely no impression of any kind. Also, Gus ought to know that any scene of boys kissing drives viewers to such extremes of distraction that they can focus on nothing else, as certain postings on the bulletin board I've seen about this film prove. While I agree with an earlier user's long assessment of this movie, a 1 out of 10 vote is a bit hyperbolic. Like this movie, my vote is neither here nor there. It aroused no grand feelings in me, positive or negative, and deserves a lackluster 5.
Review of Elephant
