06/19/06 25 Watts

25 Watts (2001), directed by Juan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll

watched solo; DVD rental (North American Video) @ home

So, I think I have A.D.D., but then again, who doesn't?! Maybe it's a generational thing that my Gen X, or Y or Next (whatever) has ingrained into their technology-overloaded genetic make-up. Maybe I'm a slacker at heart. Whatever the scenario or excuse may be, I find myself trying to soak in multiple stimuli from time to time...as was the case today. Seeing that the Carolina Hurricanes (had to give the sports' shout-out) were on the verge and finally tonight winning the Stanley Cup, I was torn between TV screens to see both the game and my movie. What better movie to watch, then one about a bunch of like-minded generational slackers...just from Uruguay. Touted as sort of a "Slacker" or "Clerks" for the South American set (yes, Uruguay is wedged between Brazil & Argentina off of the South Atlantic Ocean coast). The story follows three young teenagers (Leche, Javi and Seba) on a boring Saturday in their hometown of Montevideo, as they all wander through their own haze to figure out what their next move is. Stuck between dead-end jobs, living with parents, random sexual encounters, drugged up buddies, philosophy from the local video store, studying, eating dog food, and trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records...these guys have uninteresting lives. It's a somewhat comical understanding of their unmotivated milieu, which they are trying desperately (if not successfully) to get out of. Some segments are told in & out of reality for one of the boys, Leche, which is a humorous concept. However, with the oddball characters and stoner mentality (25 watt bulb) of the filmmaking, you would think that the jokes would go somewhere. Unfortunately, like the boys in the film, we just never go anywhere. It's an alright movie...but the only reason I was jumping up & yelling afterwards was because the Canes had won the Cup.

3 out of 5 stars