Romantic
comedies are built upon formulas, allowing the laziest of screenwriters to rely
heavily upon the work of past filmmakers, adding very little of themselves into
the artistic process. Writer/director Herschell Faber somehow left me wishing
that he had inserted less of himself in this indulgent piece of shit film,
while Cavemen simultaneously has a
narrative so predictably emotionally manipulative that it left nothing to be
unknown. I am angered at the fact that this film was ever made, and the only
glimmer of a silver lining in my viewing experience would be this opportunity
to steer anyone and everyone from watching this example of artistic ineptitude.
This is a hack bit of filmmaking from
a filmmaker who lazily uses a contrived and cliché plot while at the same time
writing a screenplay about himself, a narcissistic screenwriter who is writing
about himself in the movie as well. Not only do we have to endure a horribly
written screenplay, but the film also makes us watch the process of the sausage
being made as leading character Dean (Skylar Astin) stands in as the role of
screenwriter, a.k.a. Faber. I watched Blue
is the Warmest Color. I sat through all of A Serbian Film. Caligula.
The Holy Mountain
Here’s the plot in as much detail as
I am willing to give: Dean lives in a large studio apartment in downtown L.A. , sharing the space with stereotypical Los Angeles Hollywood
The Blu-ray sucks, because the
filmmaking sucks and there are no special features to showcase the
embarrassment further. Probably the best decision the distributors made, though
shelving this “film” for an eternity would have been the greatest kindness.
How Hated List
Acting: 4/10
Direction: 8/10
Story: 9/10
Dialogue: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
1= a little hated 5=Hated plenty 10=Get the f*&^ out of here!
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