When I DON'T like quirky American Indie films : when the characters are quirky and in everyday situations making everything seem forced to me as if it's quirky for the sake of it.
When I DO like quirky American Indie films : when you can identify with everyday characters that happen to go through quirky situations and this was definitely one of those.
The chemistry between Roth and 2Pac was superb although Roth does blow 2Pac out of the water. It works within that tried and tested formula of 'the day from hell' scenario but it is also a well written critique of bureaucracy and class divide in America without ever forcing it down your throat and remaining watchable throughout. A cracking little movie.
Superb documentary that works on so many levels. What begins as a guerrilla doc about street art becomes something altogether more subversive and imaginative.
Who the joke is on remains the overriding theme of the doc.