Paper Heart (Cert. 18, out 06 November)
Starring Charlene Yi, Jake Johnson and Michael Cera, dir. Nicholas Jasenovec. What it's about: Young Charlyne says she does not believe in the concept of love, at least as defined by Hollywood. With director friend Nick she embarks on a road trip across the US to talk to various people documentary-style about their experience of love. What MovieMonkeys thought: Paper Heart approaches its subject matter with fresh eyes, offering off-the-cuff interviews of people from all walks of life candidly opening up. The people picked by the production team are both moving and colourful - and their intimate testimonies are given a tasteful treatment. The decision to have director Nick played by Jake Johnson, however, was questionable: this is no reflection on the actor's ability or the way the part is written - but the very fact that the part is written. The film is about Charlyne and director friend Nick - scripted and played by an actor - going around the States to shoot a real documentary piece. The addition of the hugely talented Michael Cera to the mix - Charlyne's real-life boyfriend at the time the film was shot - only adds to the confusion. By mixing the real-life characters interviewed by Charlyne about true
love and her own fantasy journey of discovery the audience is at times
left a bit bewildered. A very cute, if slightly confusing, slice of indie film-making. |
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