I had a unique experience last night. Went to the first, 7 p.m. screening of WAYF and found myself alone in the theater. That's never happened before, kind of spooky. And not encouraging for the success of this project. I didn't expect a crowd, but I thought there would be at least three or four other people who wanted to see this newest Zefron project at it's first showing.
As for the movie, the director like's close-ups. If you like Zac's face, you are going to be very gratified watching WAYF. But the rumored shower scene was a put-on. There actually are two shower scenes, but all we get are the head and shoulders.
With Zac's recent personal problems, I was distressed to see him with a drink or a joint in his hands in almost every scene. If he was clean while this was shooting, these scenes had to be discomfiting for him.
The Variety reviewer was right, the story is conventional and predictable (and Zac is "infernally watchable"). But I see one benefit of this project, in giving Zac a chance to do some serious and mature acting. He seems restrained and subtle, not the kind of acting he experienced in TAM or Neighbors.
As for the movie, the director like's close-ups. If you like Zac's face, you are going to be very gratified watching WAYF. But the rumored shower scene was a put-on. There actually are two shower scenes, but all we get are the head and shoulders.
With Zac's recent personal problems, I was distressed to see him with a drink or a joint in his hands in almost every scene. If he was clean while this was shooting, these scenes had to be discomfiting for him.
The Variety reviewer was right, the story is conventional and predictable (and Zac is "infernally watchable"). But I see one benefit of this project, in giving Zac a chance to do some serious and mature acting. He seems restrained and subtle, not the kind of acting he experienced in TAM or Neighbors.
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