"The film you have just seen is improvised"
Well, that wasn't surprising to read at the end! The movie is disjointed, poorly acted, and terribly edited. There are lots of 'fade to blacks' that make it feel episodic, but also really disrupt the flow to any of the plot pieces. Overall, there's no real story.
So why six stars? Well, I liked the look of it - the style, the music, the language! It has a Beat generation quality, and a very real 'what are we gonna do with our lives?' mentality that I think many had back then, and still do! The race piece of the plot is small, but powerful. It overall feels like a very real slice-of-life film that captures that time and that place. I'm not saying I would watch it again, but I'm glad I watched it at least this once!
Well, that wasn't surprising to read at the end! The movie is disjointed, poorly acted, and terribly edited. There are lots of 'fade to blacks' that make it feel episodic, but also really disrupt the flow to any of the plot pieces. Overall, there's no real story.
So why six stars? Well, I liked the look of it - the style, the music, the language! It has a Beat generation quality, and a very real 'what are we gonna do with our lives?' mentality that I think many had back then, and still do! The race piece of the plot is small, but powerful. It overall feels like a very real slice-of-life film that captures that time and that place. I'm not saying I would watch it again, but I'm glad I watched it at least this once!