Even if you take out the simple element of how tasteless this commentary is, this dialogue stalls the flow of the film time and again and just gets in the way of the story flow. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination – or talent for that matter – to come up with dirty jokes.
Plus it completely stalls any form of distribution. The dialogue alone prevents this film from getting distributed by any form of national release. And folks who are into the kinks they talk about in this film will find no interest in just hearing guys regale one another without showing anything, so you couldn’t even distribute it on a porn site.
In the end, this is a movie that has a good premise and a good ending, but ends up shooting itself repeatedly in the foot by utilizing such extreme vulgarity that it decreases its target audience to virtually nothing.
Visual Look
I really liked the visual look of this film; it clearly shows a good knowledge of the medium. The shots were very well-framed, the editing was smooth, and there were a few interesting angles mixed in for variety. One of my favorites was a low-angle with Enzo waiting in an office, framed on either side by pairs of antlers. During sequences of the five friends traveling from place to place, there were some great outdoor shots from the perspective of the moving van. These were well-lit and nicely framed, though a tiny bit shaky.
I was very impressed with the lighting, as most of the film is shot during the nighttime, and that is a very difficult time to shoot. These night shots are very well exposed, with just enough shadow to give it a good look. The abundance of darkness and shadowy interiors lends a sort of film noir look to the movie. Most impressive, perhaps was the lighting inside the van. It looks as though the filmmakers placed lights in the front seat of the van by the driver’s and passenger’s feet, so as to light all five characters. This made Vinny – the driver – and Enzo – the passenger – lit up the brightest, but with interesting shadows on their faces. The light was then less to cover the other three boys, but it gave them a very good-looking greenish tint.
The white balance throughout was very consistent – also a rather tricky thing while shooting at night. I did notice, however, that some of the daylight shots were slightly overexposed; mostly in exteriors where it was a little too bright behind the characters’ heads, making their faces a little bit dark. But this was not extremely noticeable.
Use of Audio
The audio of the movie was pretty good quality. There wasn’t a lot of background music, however, so in instances without it sometimes the audio seems to echo a bit. This maybe could be tweaked a little bit in post, or lessened by adding some background music. There were also a couple of moments where the audio’s volume dips a bit. For instance, when The Chief is going on a huge shouting rant, only his voice – and not those of the other people – can be heard. Once again, this could probably be fixed quite easily in post.
The background music was good; nothing too spectacular, but this was probably a good thing as it didn’t overpower the action at all. I did wonder, however, why there was no music at the beginning of the film while the characters are in the salon. Most businesses have some kind of music going, so it might be a good idea to add some low-volume ambient music, perhaps some kind of elevator-type music or audio from a local radio station.
