My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Chronicle (2012)

The first-person (found/collected footage) genre goes superhuman with this story of three high schoolers who stumble upon a strange crystal cave that gives them super powers.  They can fly and move objects with their minds.  Every fanboy's daydream becomes an emotional rewarding drama with layers of character development.   It's a lot like Akira with a video camera and no motercycles.  Josh Trank directs from an excellent script by Max Landis (son of John Landis).  Grade: A-
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