Plot: A two-part narrative. In "Fiction", a young girl breaks up with her boyfriend and uses her literary teacher for revenge sex. She turns her adventure into a story for his class. In "Non-Fiction", a documentary maker bumps into a disillusioned teen and follows him around, turning him into a national sensation.
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April 22, 2025
A classic mix of Solondz drama and comedy. A lot of the comedy on display is uncomfortable, awkward, and cringe. And Solondz doesn't hold back at all. It's just that I'm not a big fan of the imbalance that the two separate narratives create. One story is just about 25 minutes long, the other is 60, and they have zero overlap.
Yes, both are stories about high school, but that's a very loose connection. It just feels like a mid-length feature and a short thrown together in order to sell it as a regular feature. The presentation is also quite basic, but if you're a Solondz fan, you should still see it, because the painful comedy makes up for most of the film's defects.
January 28, 2007
[review pending]