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Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

All over me, by far is one of my favorite movies. The first time I saw it, I loved everything about it. It made me cry, it made me happy. What is better than that. This movie was sad, it had that sadness that makes it so awesome. It's like when you have a best friend and you love them but they don't love you, yes that hurts, yes thats sad, but that is what made the movie so good. You know. I'm looking forward to owning it on DVD, got to have it in my DVD collection and I don't own much only the movies that move and speak to me like this one. It's rare, one of kind. It's certainly clear how Cluade feels about Ellen and on Ellen's part I'm not to sure but if you watch and rewind and watch it again I think you'd know and that is just the way it is. I remember watching the movie thinking I know how Cluade feels, how she felt towards Ellen and how she cried in Lucy's room, I know that because I've been there and it's hard. Anyways such a great movie, worth every penny and all your time to watch it.

I'm Jo-Jo from New York (Ernie is my husband and I can't erase his name from the heading!) I really loved this movie - I watch it all the time. The acting and dialogue were very natural. Having been a teenage girl myself - yes it sucks quite a lot but there are fun bits too and the film really did bring that across. I think its high time there was a sequel - are you listening Sichel sisters?! I care too much about these characters not to want to find out what happens to them. For example, I would like to see how Claude's relationship with Lucy develops, does she join Lucy's band or form one of her own, and how and when she comes out to her mother. Also, I'd like to see Social Services check into Ellen's living situation - where the hell are her parents?! Its a shame that any sequel will obviously not be able to include Luke - Pat Briggs seems to be a very talented guy and I'm surprised I haven't seen him in anything else. I love Patti Smith too! Does anyone agree with me?

While I do not think it was a bad made film and the acting was decent, it was not enough to hold my attention. I would not say it was a horrible movie or the worst I have ever seen, but I also do not think I would be telling people to run out and see it. The character Ellen made me want to smack her and also the girl Claude for putting up with crap from Ellen. If you look closely there are several people who have gone onto bigger and better things that are in this not so well known film. It is easy to see the inner struggle between a girl trying to grow into herself and trying to be loyal to her undeserving best friend. This is a movie anyone who has an undeserving best friend should see.

Exceptionally well done for a low budget indie with a novice auteur, "All Over Me" is a slice-of-life character study which follows an adolescent urban girl, Claude (Folland), with a-typical sexual inclinations and a dream of playing guitar in a rock band through the mean teen streets of NYC's low rent district where she struggles to cope with a best friend's drug abuse, the murder of an acquaintance, a dysfunctional mom for family, and her own low self esteem. In lieu of a solid story, this gritty little flick with limited appeal conjures powerful performances from some young actors and is worth a look for realists into films about "growing pains" and the quiet courage of youth. (B-)