Last Days

More walking, by Gus Van Sant. This time with some sitting. It makes "Kurt & Courtney" seem like a really smart movie. Parts are reminiscent of "Spinal Tap," where the band leaves while Nigel does his extravagant guitar solos. Nigel is throwing horseshoes at his guitar and strumming it with a violin, while the rest of his band is eating at a restaurant. Here, it's like Van Sant left the camera rolling while the actors did their thing, then he walked around, grabbed a bite to eat, went to the bookstore, returned to the set, and said, "Cut. That's a wrap" In the realm of art films with long takes and half-improv dialogue, Van Sant just doesn't hold a candle to Cristi Puiu and Cristian Mungiu. You heard it here first.