If you've seen American Movie, which details the making of this short, you'd expect it to be awful. But it's really not that bad. Considering all the problems he had, it's pretty good. I noticed very few technical problems or continuity problems. The grainy high contrast reversal film works to the film's advantage. The acting has a few problems either, but there is no big emotional scene where it stands out as particularly bad. This movie is entertaining, and worth buying (you can get it on the American Movie site). It's not exactly the drama he intended it to be, but it's not campy either. It's a good first project.
