Lament I
NR
0
2022
0 hr 25 min
Blurred footage of a plane and fading overlays of the San Diego landscape intertwine with the writer's journey as he writes Lament I in the moment that it is presented, the film itself looping once his mind fails him.
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- Cast:
- Barkley Dubis
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Reviews
Sadly Over-hyped
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It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
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This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
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This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
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