(2013) [Trailer]
Director: David Gordon Green [IMDB]
I haven't given David Gordon Green enough of my attention on this site and for someone I admire as much as him, I really should start throwing more of my time his way. I've seen every one of his films and dug them all... now comes Prince Avalanche. Based off the trailer, it looked fantastic, now I'll tell you if it held together.
Synopsis: Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch are two roadside construction workers in Texas... this is their story.
I found Prince Avalanche to be boring overall and a bit of a let down. It's a film with very little story and not much happens throughout it. I find with films of this nature, if you're going to take out traditional elements of storytelling you need to fill the gap with someone else. Prince Avalanche is extremely well shot and a beautiful film. It also is tightly constructed and has a soothing score, but it wasn't enough. I feel like the characters, while not horrible, just weren't that interesting and didn't help cement the cracks from the loss of story.
I wish I could say I liked this as much as I do all of DGG's other films, but I don't.
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