- Also known as:
- Unknown
- Rating:
- 60%
- Format:
- DVD
- Year:
- 2005
- Predominant Genre:
- Drama
- Plot:
- Depressed pop-musician story.
- Themes:
- Self-expression
- Similar Titles:
- Unknown
- Best Performances:
- Unknown
Well-cast film offering no explanation as to what we see. It is taken for granted that White rock musicians tend towards excess and depression and often die of drug overdoses in a way Black musicians rarely do. Yet, no insight into either culture is offered, save the tritest of rock‘n’roll clichés.
Selflessness is depicted accurately as the characters – despite their material success – go nowhere psychologically. This leads to the strange conclusion that suicide is a positive, spiritual choice for some.
Without a context within which to place the characters, this is an empty drama since the audience is given no room for empathy. We can easily sympathize with someone physically disabled because their options are naturally limited; while the self-destructive possess no excuse of this kind that can justify their behavior.
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