I tried to enjoy August - it’s really the only portrayal of the dot com bubble I can think of.
I’ve read quite a few (good) books about it and I have been a part of it in a minor way, so I expected to empathize with the protagonists. It proved to be rather difficult as right from the start, Josh Hartnett is tough pill to swallow. He’s too good looking (too sexy for our lady viewers too) to picture him as a real CEO. Don’t get me wrong, there are good-looking CEOs but that happens only AFTER the VCs take over the company and put their own puppet to run the show.
Now, despite Josh’s appearance, you can tell she’s trying hard to pull off a convincing portrayal. My problem with the support cast is that as out of place as Josh is, there’s no one else that steals scenes. I recently saw Charlie Wilson’s War and I watched in awe how Philip Seymour Hoffman steals EVERY scene he’s in.
I guess the moral of the story is: no matter how sexy you make a business guy, he always falls short of keeping the interest in the cinema. If only I didn’t have Wallstreet as a perfectly good example of a business movie!
None: The movie looks good and has been shot digitally with a Sony CineAlta rig!
I just found this site. Very neat! I think Indie films that you mention are so much more interesting than those big budget films. It’s also nice to read something by an aspiring filmmaker — gives us an inside sneak peek into your world.
Thanks and good luck to you!
“August”, great idea and great filmmaking. Keep up the good work.
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