Sophia Coppola
A group of over-privileged teens in LA break in to celebrities' homes and steal stuff. Stuff they don't need or even want. One scene shows them selling plunder at a sidewalk sale.
This was a blistering indictment of the values of contemporary culture, at least among the upper middle class. Expensive labels, surface flash matter...all else is irrelevant. Of course the celebs epitomize this world.
This would have been better at 45 minutes or so. There was a strong element of repetition after a while. Also, I question the use of the kids' music...it was mostly abrasive and loud...another style might have provided counterpoint to what was a one-dimensional perspective.
Still, all her films have something in them that makes watching and thinking about them worthwhile. This was no exception.
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