Wednesday, 3 September 2014

American Perfekt

Also Known As:
Unknown
Year:
1997
Country/ies:
USA
Predominant Genre:
Crime
Author(s)/Director(s):
Paul CHART
Best Performance(s):
Fairuza BALK
Sarah BIBB
Robert FORSTER
Joanna GLEASON
Geoffrey LEWIS
Judson MILLS
Jay PATTERSON
Amanda PLUMMER
Chris SARANDON
Paul SORVINO
David THEWLIS
Premiss:
Alienated Whites indulge their psychological issues as we try to unravel who is really doing what to whom.
Theme(s):
White supremacy
White culture
Fate
Similar (in Plot, Theme or Style) to:
Clockwork Orange
Shining
Review Format:
DVD

In the increasingly-alienated White culture depicted here, lack of trust and concomitant lack of personal responsibility is reflected in the murderous rage of many of the characters - along with the suitably-barren desert landscape through which they travel.

The characters here attempt to blame their bad behavior on either others or Fate and only the lackluster beginning makes you think the remainder of the movie might not be worth the effort: But you will be very glad that you stayed with it to the end.

The first-rate acting compensates for the too-implicit character-motivation, in the serial killer film Stanley Kubrick might have directed.


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