The Frame

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this early Richard Linklater film, which has gained a good bit of renown in indie film circles, pretty much because I simply didn’t read much about it before I watched it. There’s not a plot at all really, as Linklater simply follows a series of young Austinites (highly educated, but not highly busy) as they walk around and talk. And talk. And talk. But since Linklater is incredibly good at writing really talky scripts (cf Before Sunrise, Waking Life, etc.), it works. Also, the way he moves from character to character is really fluid, as if we, too, are just another Austinite listening in on all these meandering conversations. I actually think I’ll like it better the second time through, when I’m not distracted looking for a plot that isn’t there.
Well Above Average