Review of The Guatemalan Handshake (2006) by Mark W — 13 May 2010

I was quite surprised at this movie. I was hoping for something like George Washington, but with humor. Instead, I got something like a light-hearted David Lynch film. There is nothing really provocative in this movie other than the fact that it's lack of purpose leaves the viewer frustrated at having invested so much time in a story that never really pays off. At the end of the film I felt nothing for any of the characters, despite some of them ending up in slightly better situations than those in which they had started the film. The only real thing this film can be merited on is the occasionally wonderful cinematography, but even that must be scored down for the lack of consistency.

I'm no prude, but I hate this movie.