My All American is a quick paced movie with a story that doesn't quite connect. I want to like it, but it doesn't let me.
Acting was nothing great. Very average across the cast. The story was decent, though it didn't feel genuine enough. The biggest problem for me was that I never could connect with the characters very well. Freddy was not relatable, he seemingly had no flaws most of the movie besides his stubbornness. He was not fleshed out in the slightest. He also seemed to be unstoppable the entire movie. Even when he deals with the conflict he seems hardly fazed... Maybe that was the point of his character, but I couldn't enjoy it.
The music was overwhelming. It was constant across the film, and it basically all sounded the same too. Nothing memorable, it started to annoy me after a while. It felt like it was desperately trying to add emotion to the film that the film itself couldn't do.
This may be nitpicky, but a lot of the character interactions were straight up weird. This one character goes crazy licking his lips. I was constantly laughing because I was feeling emotional, sexual tension between the male characters with so many of their interactions. I don't think the director was going for this, but that's how it was coming off to me.
Overall the movie wasn't terrible, but it was pretty disappointing. I'd give it a 5/10.
Acting was nothing great. Very average across the cast. The story was decent, though it didn't feel genuine enough. The biggest problem for me was that I never could connect with the characters very well. Freddy was not relatable, he seemingly had no flaws most of the movie besides his stubbornness. He was not fleshed out in the slightest. He also seemed to be unstoppable the entire movie. Even when he deals with the conflict he seems hardly fazed... Maybe that was the point of his character, but I couldn't enjoy it.
The music was overwhelming. It was constant across the film, and it basically all sounded the same too. Nothing memorable, it started to annoy me after a while. It felt like it was desperately trying to add emotion to the film that the film itself couldn't do.
This may be nitpicky, but a lot of the character interactions were straight up weird. This one character goes crazy licking his lips. I was constantly laughing because I was feeling emotional, sexual tension between the male characters with so many of their interactions. I don't think the director was going for this, but that's how it was coming off to me.
Overall the movie wasn't terrible, but it was pretty disappointing. I'd give it a 5/10.