...if it hadn't been directed by a writer. Sean McGinly was just too impressed with his own words to let the movie tell its own story. The constant, florid voice-overs were annoying and redundant. He did get good performances, however. And I think that if he'd been more critical of his own work he would have realized that the narration was totally unnecessary--his actors were telling us their thoughts with their eyes. There was no need for the tenth grade creative writing blizz blazz to be slopped on top of it. If McGinly is really going to make the move from writer to writer-director he might want to direct from someone else's script first, so he can get some more experience in cutting out the verbal fat and telling the story through visuals and dialog. Narration is death to movies (unless we're talking documentaries).
Review of The Great Buck Howard
