I rented Down and Out with the Dolls on a whim, and I was sorely disappointed. The idea of a film based on the Portland indie music scene appealed to me. Unfortunately, this movie fails to fulfill the promise.
Almost all of the cast are non-actors and it shows. Much of the dialog and delivery falls flat. The film looks like it was shot straight to video and overall has an amateurish hand-held feel to it. I was surprised to see the director has ten previous films to his credit, because the level of this movie barely surpasses that of a student film.
Almost all of the cast are non-actors and it shows. Much of the dialog and delivery falls flat. The film looks like it was shot straight to video and overall has an amateurish hand-held feel to it. I was surprised to see the director has ten previous films to his credit, because the level of this movie barely surpasses that of a student film.