Apr
15
Tater Tot and Patton (Andrew Kightlinger, USA, 2017)
First things first. The weakest thing about this film is its title, which suggests a film redolent with saccharine pre-pubescent cutesy-pie charm, rather than the intelligent and nuanced character study that is actually the case. So, with that minor criticism out of the way, let's move on to the many things that this film does so very well.
Erwin (Bates Wilder) is a morose alcoholic. In a seemingly perpetual state of inebriation, he moves around his dilapidated house as if underwater. He "sleeps" on top of the sheets (when he does make it to his bed), which suggests each night ends with him passing out, rather than falling asleep, while each morning begins with a raw egg in a glass of beer. This is not a happy man.
First things first. The weakest thing about this film is its title, which suggests a film redolent with saccharine pre-pubescent cutesy-pie charm, rather than the intelligent and nuanced character study that is actually the case. So, with that minor criticism out of the way, let's move on to the many things that this film does so very well.
Erwin (Bates Wilder) is a morose alcoholic. In a seemingly perpetual state of inebriation, he moves around his dilapidated house as if underwater. He "sleeps" on top of the sheets (when he does make it to his bed), which suggests each night ends with him passing out, rather than falling asleep, while each morning begins with a raw egg in a glass of beer. This is not a happy man.
