Review of Paranoid Park (2007) by Aaronj. — 21 Dec 2008
The gushing reviews are as pretentious and self-satisfied as this snoozer of a movie. Very little happens, which in of itself is not a problem in a great film (Last Year at Marienbad), but this is not a great film.
In spite of a couple of gripping scenes directly related to the plot, this is merely a collection of slow-motion footage designed to fill time to approach a full-feature length film. My wife and I kept lookin at each other, rolling our eyes, saying "here we go, another slow motion scene of the protagonist dreamily walking down a hallway".
.. A rip-off. Avoid it unless you are intrigued by pretentious self-conscious movies.
This review of Paranoid Park (2007) was written by Aaronj. on 21 Dec 2008.
Paranoid Park has generally received positive reviews.
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