Review of Paranoid Park (2007) by Maria V — 15 Apr 2009

Pretty much worthless. Gus Van Sant, how could you?? Maybe it's just me, but just because you make an indie, I don't think it means you HAVE to put in a slow motioned scene of a kid walking in angst to Elliot Smith.

To me, that screams indie, but not in the good sense. More of like, what's the word, *Unoriginal*. If I wanted to watch a Wes Anderson movie, I would do so. Brad Peterson, you SUCK as an actor thus far, I hope you grow from this disastrous mistake of a movie.

There's nothing to learn from this movie, no plot, no ending, no nothing. Just random shit happens and not in the good Squid and the Whale type of way either. I only complain about a movie like this when I constantly catch myself looking at the run time and pondering over and over when it's going to end.

Not many films can do that, you know. I'd give it half a star but at least it wasn't so uber annoying as some movies like Freddie Got Fingered. Stick to Matt Damon, Gus, or work with people that actually have talent.