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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dark film explores coming of age and shadows of past,
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This review is from: Vacationland (DVD)
"Vacationland" (2006) tells the story of Joe, an 18 year old high school senior in Bangor, Maine who longs to move away from poor white trash roots and this town, with a dream of attending art school. He gets a job as the live in caretaker (and occasional nude model) for an elderly disabled artist, while also working part time at a local market along with his sister, who wants to get out of town as much as he does. For most of high school, Joe has also had a crush on his best friend, Andrew, who plays on the high school football team, and uses alcohol to try to relax with girls, but who actually feels the same way about Joe. Two girls they dated eventually convince them to explore their mutual attraction for each other. and they also check out the local gay disco. Joe is secure about his sexuality and his plans for school, although he has no idea where the money will come from, while Andrew continues to drink heavily while trying to reconcile what he wants to do with the rest of his life, and if Joe should be a part of it. One night, a face out of Joe's past returns to haunt him, and brings to the surface feelings he thought were long buried.This dark, broodingly emotional coming-of-age film was directed and co-written by Todd Verow, as a semi-autobiographical memoir of growing up in Maine. Newcomer Brad Hallowell (as Joe) does a commendable job breathing life into a character that isn't written very well, while the rest of the cast (including Gregory Lucas as Andrew) appears to be trying for the "Overacting Hall of Fame." The photography is good, except for the amateurish and distracting title credits, but the sound has problems (narration with a deep echo often drowned out by too-loud background music.) The significance of the title is a mystery, and I can only guess the town is supposed to be some kind of vacation destination, though that is far from evident in the film. DVD extras include a few deleted scenes and a trailer, no commentary. I'll give it three stars out of five.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Vacationland (DVD)
The cinematography for this film could have been made much better, however, for the budget I would say that it sufficed more than enough. The story was decent, though, the actor playing the "str8" role isn't quite up to par as I thought. Interestingly enough, the actors playing in the movie are hot which is probably the main selling point.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Darker than expected,
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It's not a g reat film or a bad one.It just doesnt go anywhere fast. It's quite dark and gritty in places and very light and silly in others. the boys are cute but it could have done witha better and tighter script.
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