In order to appreciate True Stories', I think you have to first appreciate the insanity of David Byrne. He was arguably the smartest, most inventive artist of his time, but a lot of what he did was misunderstood. Case in point, a lot of people found this movie to be boring, or unsuccessful in being a mockumentary, or being something other than it intended on. On the contrary, I believe True Stories' was spot on with its intentions, and David Byrne made exactly the movie he wanted to. Much like Andy Kaufman, he enjoyed creating art that amused him, not caring whether other people were amused. Watch him as he goes from story to story in this small town, never judging who he's talking to, only listening with a smile and a nod. Soaking up every chance he gets to be around these quirky characters, which were, by the way, all based off of real people Byrne had read about previously. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to watch Stop Making Sense', see if you enjoy that, and if you do than go out and rent True Stories', because if you liked the former you will most likely eat up the latter on a silver platter. Rating: 27/40
Review of True Stories
