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Originally Posted by Severian
Have mixed feelings about this one.
Might take me a minute to get my thoughts together.
Worth watching for sure, but... somewhat problematic in other ways. |
So... OK.
Mid90s was good. Ok? There was skill going on with the filmmaking. It was a compelling story.
BUT...
1.) It’s basically an ode to KIDS, only from a rich white guy who plays hood-culture anthropologist (Jonah Hill)
2.) Some of the scenes are uncomfortable and upsetting to an almost gratuitous degree. I think Hill has skill as a filmmaker, but he’s throwing out some cringe- and depression-porn to fill in the holes where the story fails. Again, derivative of KIDS, only that was authentic. This is 100% acted and scripted and *formed.*
3.) It felt a little bit like culture trolling at times, and there’s a black character who might even be borderline stereotypical in nature (though genuinely lovable on screen). Something about the presence of a wise, black man looking out for our dipshit protagonist feels a little... ah... Bagger Vancy to me. I don’t know. Might be offensive to some.
Left me unsettled, but brought several smiles and a tear or two.
Worth watching, again. But not one I’ll watch again.