HELL OF SE
Off kilter Japanese high school romance where various people are in love with other people.
Give the film points for not following the typical romantic path, but take some away for not being all that interesting. I didn't care all that much and felt like every turn was there just to be different rather than having it inform the plot or characters.
While not bad, it just isn't that interesting.
I'M GEORGE LUCAS A CONNOR RATLIFF STORY
Portrait of actor Connor Ratliff who holds court once a month at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York City playing George Lucas hosting a talk show.
How you react to this film will be determined by how you react to being focused on Ratliff. An odd sort of fellow who you've seen in lots of roles on TV and in movies, he is a guy who always seems to be on. Constructed via interviews with friends, video of his show, and footage of him in real life the film is one part documentary and one part comedy. For me a little goes a long way and somewhere about half way in I was done.
Your mileage will vary
DARUMA
Patrick, a cranky man in a wheelchair must ask the aid of a cranky double amputee neighbor to transport his four year old daughter to her grandparents house across country.
This is a film about an unlikable guy who kind of changes over the course of the film but still remain rather unlikable. While I like that we don't end up with full on shiny happy at the end, I dislike that I really disliked Patrick all the way through and regretted spending time with him. Yes, this is more realistic than almost every other film, but the fact he melts for his daughter shouldn't be his only likable trait.
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