Review of Salesman (1969) by Ross G — 25 Jul 2006

I haven't updated this journal for a while, so I figure it's time to add a few quick reviews of what I've watched lately. First up is Clerks; all the hype about Clerks II got me interested in finally seeing this supposed cult comedy classic, and I wasn't dissapointed.

Never had I thought of Kevin Smith as a man of talent, but Clerks certainly changed my mind about him. Filmed in grainy black and white, all the action takes place in one day and not a line of dialogue is wasted.

It's not always laugh-out-loud funny, but you'll at least be smiling the whole way through. Cache (a.k.a. Hidden), was a slight dissapointment. The concept was good, but it never put me on the edge of my seat, or even made me take my back off it like it initially promised to.

Finally, the Bible salesman documentary, appropriately titled "Salesman"; such a well-executed documentary on a subject that you would never expect to stay awake for. The Maysleses (is that how you would say it?) really know how to treat their material, and as a result we get a unique, and very interesting documentary on an otherwise mundane subject.