Spoon69

This movie is one of the few examples of the whole being greater than the sum of its' parts. The acting isn't great, the storyline is imperfect, the stereotypes are a little painful - in fact the only 2 things about this movie that border on being divine are the soundtrack... and the sum total of all these second rate parts - the creation of this movie is somewhat similar to having a statue manufactured from recycled car parts (if you look at the individual parts, you will think "piece of crap", but if you take a step back and look at it as a whole, you will see the magnificent glory of a work of art). If more movies were made like this, Hollywood would seem less like a factory and more like an artists, workshop.

If you want to see an honest movie, not a cookie-cutter, Hollywood blockbuster made purely and simply to generate an income for the people involved, you need to see this movie. I freely admit that as soon as you start watching this movie, it is obvious that it isn't a big budget movie, but it is a fantastic movie none-the-less. This movie is art, pure and simple. If you were to think of a big budget Hollywood movie as a photo, this movie is an oil painting... sure, it is obvious it isn't as realistic as a photo, doesn't have as much detail as the photo does, but you can tell it was made with passion, by someone that enjoyed the effort of painting, worked for hours to make something that isn't as precise as something made in an instant with a machine. Hollywood has lost it's way, but with a little luck, movies like this will guide it back to the path of making art, not just money.