This wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be. I don't know. This was just about a rich girl living a very privileged life and hanging out with a possible pedophile, who also stole her film (I still can't understand where can an unemployed girl in her 16s can withdraw 10K in cash from an ATM). The movie they were shooting seems like was a very artsy and boring piece. The only thing good about this was the vintage videos of Singapore from the past.

A striking homage to film making and film loving and all the ramifications, wonders, dangers and vulnerabilities of making a movie. It starts off a little pretentious but the story is just so fascinating and new that it really drives the film.

I saw this documentary on some "best of 2018" lists and for the life of me I can't figure out why. Is the central story somewhat interesting? Sure. I think there is a great irony in the statement that the director/star made towards the end of the doc. She acknowledged that she was awful in Shirkers the movie as she was also the worst thing about Shirkers the documentary. It's almost as if the 18 year old version of herself wrote the over-dramatic dialog that is prevalent towards the end of the film. - In the scene driving around New Orleans it felt like it was happening real-time. Why was any of it necessary? - Towards the end her friend Jasmine essentially tells her to move on and stop taking this all so seriously (seemingly because everyone else had moved on). This is exactly how I felt - was this really a story that needed to be told? - I get wanting it back but it isn't like she was chasing a copy of The Godfather. It was a film made by 18 year olds that looked like a film made by 18 year olds. - The grand conclusion about the antagonist was waaaaay too dramatic. He very much seemed like a person that received way too much satisfaction in partially completely projects (which is probably why he held on to the stuff his whole life). I don't think he was necessarily preying on younger people - it was probably just easier to do so. follow me at https://IHateBadMovies.com or facebook IHateBadMovies