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.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (1997)

I don't even know how to explain this one to you.  Errol Morris, one of the great stylist documentary film makers ever, blends four seemingly different subjects into one thematic crescendo.   The film interviews a lion tamer, a gardener hedge sculptor, a hairless mole rat expert and a robot builder.  What do all of these people have in common?  They've all become masters of their domain.  I was surprised how moved I was by this film, to see these people speak with such passion really is inspiring.  If any other documentary film maker had made this, it would never had worked but Mr. Morris, as only he can, delivers a pitch-perfect piece of art.  Grade: A
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