"American Fork" tells the story of a young, overweight man, who is lacking a social life and seems to be on a good track finally after joining an acting class and meeting some teenagers which he befriends. But as time goes by, people start to use him for their own purposes and finally he has to decide to take a stand or continue a life as an outcast.
The movie looks professionally and even though it probably didn't have the highest budget, it doesn't look cheap. Furthermore, it comes with a lot of creativity and interesting ideas and plot choices, which keeps you entertained and makes it an easy film to watch while still avoiding banality. Unfortunately, the characters appear a bit over the top and behave a bit too much like scripted people. Otherwise there's really not much to criticise, even though some of the plot twists are a bit worn out.
All in all this is a good independent approach, that is fun to watch and professionally produced. Not a huge message behind it but sure worth a watch.
The movie looks professionally and even though it probably didn't have the highest budget, it doesn't look cheap. Furthermore, it comes with a lot of creativity and interesting ideas and plot choices, which keeps you entertained and makes it an easy film to watch while still avoiding banality. Unfortunately, the characters appear a bit over the top and behave a bit too much like scripted people. Otherwise there's really not much to criticise, even though some of the plot twists are a bit worn out.
All in all this is a good independent approach, that is fun to watch and professionally produced. Not a huge message behind it but sure worth a watch.