STORYLINE: A prismatic, narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, metatextual hybrid, is an examination of the iconic 90s indie band Pavement. The film intimately shows the band preparing for their sold-out 2022 reunion tour while simultaneously tracking the preparations for a musical based on their songs, a museum devoted to their history and a big-budget Hollywood biopic inspired by their saga as the most important band of a generation.  (IMDb)

   Some of my favorite documentaries tackle subjects I am unfamiliar with in unique ways. The 2009 Oscars winning The Cove and Werner Herzog’s 2005 Grizzly Man are at the top of that list.  When I started seeing adds for Pavements I got past my hesitation for another documentary about a band for how the film was being presented, thinking this seemed unique, and that appealed to me.

   Pavements is a two part documentary mixed with a little bit of a biopic.  The first part of the documentary is the band and their music.  The second part of the film is the casting of the biopic, interviews with the actors cast, and their research into their characters.  All three aspects were mixed together in this arthouse feature.

    While I appreciate the non traditional story telling aspects the filmmakers took, I didn’t care for the film. None of the subjects interested me. I didn’t like the music and I didn’t find the actors research process all that interesting. In any film, not just a documentary, that is a source of boredom as I watch a movie. If I am bored with the film, I’m  not liking it.  I do give the film credit for its unique approach for its presentation of its material.

   I said it before abd I am seeing it again now, you can’t win them all.  This is one I did not win.

    Until next time I will see you at the movies!