Review of The Tracey Fragments (2007) by Kenny N — 12 Apr 2015

ELLEN PAGE, ladies and gentlemen. Her last hoorah on the indy scene before she left for Hollywood (or New York City, in her case.) "Hard Candy" may have been her finest performance from her pre-"Juno" days, but this one comes pretty close.

I hold this film in high regard, even though it makes absolutely no sense. And I'm not saying that because I'm your average moviegoing slob who can't look at a piece of art and find the meaning and undertones and all that fancy stuff.

I'm saying that because the film isn't really supposed to make sense. Tracey is trying to figure out her life, with hundreds of thoughts racing around in her head at once, and we are looking inside the brain of a 15 year old girl who hates herself but loves her missing brother enough to take a dangerous journey to find him.

Compliments to the beautiful soundtrack by Broken Social Scene, especially in the final scene of the film (no spoilers). Overall, this little object is worth investigating if you're either really brave or really want to see as much Ellen Page as you can, or both.