Review of Trouble the Water (2008) by Jim D — 23 Jan 2009

Hard to watch. Some poor people in New Orleans own a video camera that they can barely use. They film Katrina before and during the storm, until the batteries run out, which is remarkably rare footage to capture.

But their camera bounces and jiggles so much that you get seasick, and the Louisiana-accented dialog is frequently unintelligible (and constantly profane). Spike Lee's movie "When The Levees Broke" tells this same story much more effectively.

You can find them BOTH on HBO.