The jacket might have said "Josh Pais has made an extended home movie that focuses on Josh, his mom and dad, Josh, his wife, his son, Josh, some folks in the neighborhood, and Josh. If you enjoy the format of home movies - family values, family scenes, weepy sentimentality, minimal editing, zany characters, unfocused interviews and a self-important voice-over - this movie is a must-see."
But the jacket said that this was a documentary about 7th Street near Alphabet City NYC .... "Sundance" .... "riveting" .... "compelling". etc.
There's an NYC street guy in it. Many if not most NYC street characters have a good story. This guy has an amazing story really. But Josh just plows through so that the editing and camera-work leave you feeling "Uh, and?"
There's a showdown with a dangerous drug dealer. We hear about it through a self-interview right after the event happened. This should have been chilling, frightening, intense. Instead it was flat and boring.
Many NYC neighborhoods have incredible stories. This could have been one. It isn't. It's just a lot about Josh and his family and friends. The only thing missing is a scene of his son with a birthday cake and frosting smeared around.
Josh played one of the turtles in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." That's probably a good fit for him.
But the jacket said that this was a documentary about 7th Street near Alphabet City NYC .... "Sundance" .... "riveting" .... "compelling". etc.
There's an NYC street guy in it. Many if not most NYC street characters have a good story. This guy has an amazing story really. But Josh just plows through so that the editing and camera-work leave you feeling "Uh, and?"
There's a showdown with a dangerous drug dealer. We hear about it through a self-interview right after the event happened. This should have been chilling, frightening, intense. Instead it was flat and boring.
Many NYC neighborhoods have incredible stories. This could have been one. It isn't. It's just a lot about Josh and his family and friends. The only thing missing is a scene of his son with a birthday cake and frosting smeared around.
Josh played one of the turtles in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." That's probably a good fit for him.