This film is absent a plot. Since there is really no solid story line, it is just another slice-of-life film. I am somewhat upset and confused that I spent about an hour and a half following this (mostly mute) kid around, waiting for either him to do something major, or for something major to happen to him. Alas, nothing ever happens.
Even when the kid (and the director) is presented with something substantial ( a doomed friendship with Ella, played by Amber Benson), the main character and the film fail to seize the moment and create something for us to focus on. How can a producer con a large Hollywood studio into producing a picture with no real story.., and which subsequently loses over six million dollars at the box office? Is it something to do with tax write-offs or contracts?
Even when the kid (and the director) is presented with something substantial ( a doomed friendship with Ella, played by Amber Benson), the main character and the film fail to seize the moment and create something for us to focus on. How can a producer con a large Hollywood studio into producing a picture with no real story.., and which subsequently loses over six million dollars at the box office? Is it something to do with tax write-offs or contracts?