What a crock of dork wish fulfillment. Film Geek is a supposedly charming portrait of a supposedly charming asocial twit who—here's the wish-fulfillment part—suddenly finds the world at his feet, worshipping his dorkiness. Scotty Pelk (Melik Malkasian) is a video store clerk and idiot savant whose almost obscene obsession with movies and inability to read the body language or, you know, actually hear the verbal language of anyone around him means he ends up pissing the hell out of people who couldn't care less about trivia such as the fact that Terrence Malick has made only three films in 30 years. No amount of fantasy on the part of writer-director James Westby—who calls the film semiautobiographical—can erase the fact that Scotty is an annoying dweeb who doesn't deserve the sudden and inexplicable acquisition of a hot girlfriend (Tyler Gannon) or the overnight success of his formerly completely ignored movie website, which turns Scotty into a local celebrity in his small Oregon city. Not recommended. [Note: DVD extras include director James Westby's short film “The Auteur,” a “making-of” featurette, and outtakes. Bottom line: a small extras package for a dreadful film.] (M. Johanson)
Film Geek
First Run, 72 min., not rated, DVD: $24.95 Volume 21, Issue 6
Film Geek
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