Review of Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001) by Rose É — 23 Sep 2007
A CLASSIC. This film is, by far, the most hilarious movie I have ever seen. Everything about it is polished down to a smooth, sparking shine (as polished as a super-low budget film can get anyway) and the acting is out of this world.
The actors manage to convincingly pull off the surreal nature of the typical musician (particularly those found in L.A.) in their self-effacing roles and the comedy is right up my alley. Ross Harris' character is the show-stealer, while Rory Cochrane affects the psuedo-noir tone quite well in his voyage through beigeland and the Valley.
The film itself is replete with indie-rock cameos (Elliot Smith himself is even in this film) and old-school actors (Lawrence Hilton Jacobs III who is BRILLIANT). For a film made on a shoe-string budget by a guy spending his last week at his film job, it does amazingly well.
This is certainly better than half the crap that Hollywood spews out day after day.
This review of Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001) was written by Rose É on 23 Sep 2007.
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician has generally received mixed reviews.
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