One of my favourite things in the whole world is watching a film in the morning. Yesterday I watched Who Killed the Electric Car at 10.40am. It was an odd kind of doco, as if the doco maker had been given information they did not know what to do with. The format was a bit all over the shop, but when it settled down there was definitely something punchy to say. Channeled many of the recent new wave of feature docos in Bowling for Columbine etc and The Corporation in particular. Good though, I enjoyed it. The website is here. It is interesting who the corporate sponsors are on this film and makes me wonder why. Perhaps some more research and enquiry is needed for this one.
The other film I saw yesterday was Suburban Mayhem. What a great Australian crime flick! Again I expected cringe worthy stereotypes and found awesomeness - particularly in Katrina, who reminds me of my sister Claire around the same age. After I realised that the cringe was going to come from the fact that I identified with Katrina and the town, I waited for the poor second act turn and dismal ending, but it was also not forthcoming. Great tone, great style, EXCELLENT timing and brilliant casting. Not genius, but a great movie. Well researched characters and plot. Thanks Alice, you have made it good again! Actually I do have a criticism - the POV changes - most of the film is doco footage, but then we get to see stuff the doco footage doesn't. I wonder if the film could have been just as good without the mock doc in it. There was a lot of exposition in the interviews as well as some great character building and one liners. Suppose it doesn't matter too much really. Go see it. And if you have not seen Kenny, then make sure you do. Suburban Mayhem website here. Kenny website here.
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