Review of American Honey (2016) by Pante S — 18 Jan 2017

I feel this had all the makings of a great movie, but it never quite got there. The movie is way too long, by at least an hour and it makes its point early on and just keeps repeating it thus leaving the audience in a long plateau phase.

Certainly akin to pouring honey on a cold, winter day. The ending is an absolute disappointment after spending nearly 3 hours driving down a dead end road. I will say the stark realness of the film, with its documentary-esque filming does paint a very true and gritty picture of truly the most depressing areas of the US.

I really felt like there's a roving band of misfits still scouring the states hustling people out of money even as I write this and Shaia does a very commendable job in this role.