Paranoid Park

For those sad, delusional few who think GVS is a talented film-maker/director

Dreary, dull despite the intriguing notion of being eaten by guilt. The flaw is that it is such an internal matter that just never gets to grab the viewer and stir any empathy with the character

The sheer pretentiousness of the 'death' trilogy idea should be a blaring siren to all would-be renters

Even lovers of social realism films may struggle to be positive about the dilemas of adolescence that are meant to be realistic and convincing here

I thought this was an interesting film, and was superbly shot. I can't believe the disparaging remarks about the acting. I thought it was good.

Not a film i would rave about but was worth watching.

This film is terrible, the acting is awful the lead actor reads his lines like he is reading them off a slow defective autocue, the lead actor gives his character no warmth, feeling or emotion so it is difficult to get involved with the film and by the end - which i may just add is one of the worst endings to any film ever, well by the end you have given up hope you want it all to end so you can get on with doing something more entertaining and rewarding with your life. Another problem i had with the film was the over-use of slow-motion and musical interludes cut with random scenes of kids skateboarding, we get the point he likes skateboarding!

All in all a truely dull, uninspiring and ultimately pointless film devoid of believability due to the lack of acting talent on show, avoid like the plague people!.

What is interesting in this film is the technology that allowed the filming of some remarkable skate-boarding scenes - montages shown in slow motion for maximum effect and placed against an interesting and atmospheric sound track.

What is not interesting is the Dostoevsky-lite meanderings of the central character - a ‘juvenile-lead’ in the truest sense of the word.

The crime is every bit as shocking as that of Raskolnikov - and a great pity that we have to see the aftermath in such detail (although again, what a stunning piece of technological cinema).

The personal recriminations never hit home - and has the only advantage over Crime and Punishment of occupying a much smaller section of my evening than I might have anticipated.

Generally, this is one of the rare occasions where you will see all you need to see that is good about this movie in the trailer.