Small town Saturday night (2010) **

Source: Imdb

I don’t know why I watched this flick about a musician trying to make his way out of his tiny, family-drama-ridden hometown… was it Chris Pine? Was it the music themed narrative? No idea.
Anyway, the story was full of human and drama, with very three-dimensional characters of average intellect, most of whom I hated (I mean, Leslie’s mom? OMG, I wanted to strangle her. Especially since I know what it feels like...). I thought it was an impressive picture of an American village. Chris Pine’s character really was one of the few I liked, and his guitar skills are very nice. Good, distinctive voice, too. Obviously, this was shot on location and looked pretty low-budget. Well done. All the actors really filled their roles as well. Great casting and top-notch acting.
The only problem I had was that it completely failed to draw me in as it did not really develop any clear story line. The character introduction were good, but then it was unclear who’s story would be the main one and I kept expecting something to crystallize, eg. through a crime or catastrophe, so it would all gain some focus. But no dice. So, 2/5.

Small town Saturday night on Imdb