Actor-filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead eclipse their prior indies for breathless invention and thorny bromance.
L.A. conspiracy movies take the long and winding road to get somewhere obvious.
(The pleasure comes in the driving.)
In the granddaddy of them all,Chinatown, the destination is sinister.
It’s an understandable wish in an uncertain moment.
Levi (Benson) is a partied-out ex-barback with a criminal record.
Have they happened upon a miracle?
Trapped together in their half-made documentary and general plight, they make a sad but sweet duo.
Childhood home videos figure into the mix.
That puts them ahead of most of the pack.Grade: B+
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