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Review title: Where's the dialogue editor?
Product review: Let me first say, I am a huge Gus Van Sant fan. However, this film is just not that good. The acting is pretty mundane, no real allstar performances, with the possible exception of Heather Graham, whose character dies off halfway through. And the dialogue is atrocious. For the most part, it's extremely cliche (much like the characters) and boring, and fails to progress the plot of the film. There are moments, but they are few and far between.Van Sant's visual style, however, is a small redeeming factor. The natural grittiness sets the mood well, and his ability to linger on a shot (though not as dramaticly as he would in films like Gerry) is noteable.It's really just not that great of a movie. The concept is a good one, but poor acting and dialogue really slow the film down and bore the audience, something a drug movie should never do. I'd recommend Trainspotting or Requiem for a Dream far before I would Drugstore Cowboy.
