You will believe it
2002, USA, Colour, 234 minutes
Written and directed by B. P. Lucker
Starring Zilo Pastrada, Bunce I. L. Wey, Samantha Yule, Korina Yule
Hyper realism reached a new low when this film was crapped onto the festival circuit. Pastrada, a highly uninteresting high school student, plays himself as he and his fellow classmates attempt to explain to a teacher why they skipped an afternoon of school. The explanations touch on their family and love lives but the stories match the title and none are of any particular dramatic interest. The main problem: the film was improvised, which doesn’t work when your cast are all infuriating idiots.
Watch out for – the end credits. They do come eventually.
Quote – “My dad likes to drink. A glass of wine every other week. It makes me think that being 21 would be nice because it looks good. He let me have a sip once long ago. It was nice…yeah, nice is the word for it. Didn’t let me have any more, I have wounds now. Internal scars...”
Reviewed by R.P. Thunderdunk
