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Reviews for August 12th, 2011






Damn!

Directed by Aaron-Fisher Cohen




Please check back soon for a full review.
Number of times I checked my watch: 1
Opens at the Cinema Village.
Released by Disinformation Company.



Littlerock

Directed by Mike Ott






      When their car breaks down in the middle of the road in the California desert, Japanese tourists Atsuko (Atsuko Okatsuka) and her brother Rintaro (Rintaro Sawamoto) find themselves stranded in the small town of Littlerock. Rintaro would rather leave the town as soon as possible to head toward their final destination, Manzanar, to visit the site of a World War II Japanese internment camp. Atsuko, on the other hand, prefers to stay at Littlerock so that she can continue bonding with her new friends, Cory (Cory Zacharia), an aspiring actor/model, and Cory’s friend, Jordan (Brett L. Tinnes). For some reason, Cory wants to be more than just friends with Atsuko even though she doesn’t understand English, but she’s just not that into him. She does get serious with Jordan, though, and makes out with him. When Cory tries to make the move on her, it’s no surprise that she backs away. The fact that he’s too clueless to even understand why she rejected his kiss shows how naïve he is when it comes to relationships.

      Director/co-writer Mike Ott has essentially created a slice-of-life drama that moves in a leisurely pace, and doesn’t offer much in terms of plot tension because it’s mostly character-driven. The town of Littlerock becomes a character in itself, though, and the most interesting one. Ott and co-writer Atsuko Okatsuka should be commended for adding sprinkles of comic relief every now and then, but there’s nothing that’s laugh-out-loud funny. For at least the first half of the film, you might find yourself asking, “Where is all of this going?” and “ Why am I watching this?” In one particular scene during the 2nd act, Atsuko notices some cash in a small restaurant’s register which would have been a great opportunity to add some meat to the plot’s bones if she were to consider stealing the money, but, alas, the thought doesn’t even cross her mind---unfortunately, it’s hard to even grasp what she’s thinking and feeling for most of the film.

      At a thankfully brief running time of only 1 hour and 24 minutes, Littlerock is a mildly engaging, slight and somewhat breezy slice-of-life drama that’s instantly forgettable.

Number of times I checked my watch: 2
Opens at the Cinema Village.
Released by Variance Films.



Senna

Directed by Manish Pandey




Please check back soon for a full review.
Number of times I checked my watch: 3
Opens at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema.
Released by Producers Distribution Agency.


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