2:37

2:37 (2006) - Sept. 8, 2006
I don't think the word homage even applies here -- more like outright theft. This movie was very heavily "inspired" by Gus Van Sant's Elephant, and it shows. Like Elephant, the movie takes place in a high school over the course of one day leading up to a tragedy. And like Elephant, the movie follows a few different kids, and shows how their lives overlap. And like that film, this movie features a lot of long steadicam shots (though not nearly as many as Elephant, which was pretty much nothing but steadicam shots). It was good though, if not quite as compelling or well made as Van Sant's film. (An addendum: I can't help but be a little bitter that the director of this film is two years younger than me. What's up with that?) ***