Knuckle Draggers Review by Hey U Guys…
Setting up stall in the crowded rom-com market is a difficult task.
The problem facing writer/director Alex Ranarivelo is how to make your commentary on relationships speak to the audience; to make your voice heard above the myriad other groups of pretty, commitment phobic thirty-somethings trying to work their lives out.
Ranarivelo’s answer is simple: character. And this is how he, and the film, succeeds.
Knuckle Draggers is a 2009 film from Partners in Crime Films and it is an excellent way to spend an evening. Do not give in to your preconceptions of Indie Romance(TM) and let this charming film work its spell. It is surprising because it succeeds in building up the prejudices and stereotypes inherent in the genre before pulling the rug from under our feet. Don’t get me wrong – the … READ MORE
Tags: Alex Ranarivelo, Amie Barsky, Danielle Nicolet, Director, Hey U Guys, Knuckle Draggers, Omar Gooding, Partners In Crime Films, Paul J Alessi, Relationships, Ross McCall, Serah D'Laine, Writer
August 9th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Hi Wendy is my daughter in law. She brought the movie over a while back and we watched it. It was a great movie. We all injoyed it and were glad to see that there were no political messages in it, like what are coming out of Hollywood now a days.
I believe that you have a winner, because old women seem to know these things. Only wish I could be there to join the party. Sincerly Seraphima Shepherd