I know I'm being overly harsh, and this documentary is likely a must-see for serious Burroughs acolytes, but the whole affair left me flat. I'm not sure that in its off-the-cuff, pretentious cut-up form, that it does anything to advance the idea of the Dreamachine. The device seems to be more of a hanger on which to hang the mainly unrelated footage. Lack of camera focus and poor audio make the living room sequences difficult to absorb, not to mention the fact that said sequences don't seem to have much more of a theme than, "we're quite fortunate to have an audience with Burroughs, let's tape it!" Those who love Burroughs will find it fascinating, but I dare say, lacking. Rent It.
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