Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Mark Borchardt dreams about becoming a famous film maker. He is trying to produce a low budget horror flic, using whatever he can at his disposal (friends, frustrated family members, etc..). Problem is Mark, has great ideas but can't seem to focus on one thing as his mind races at 500 miles an hour. Enlisting his zombie druggie friend he tries to produce 'Coven' (which Mark continualy pronounces KO-VEN instead of CU-VEN), in order to make his dream.
This documentary is BIZARRE! Mark's ambition is totaly blind to the fact that he is totaly in debt, has 3 kids to support, trying to make a film to get him on the road to the 'American dream'. His family and his zombie friend in particular, produce a lot of laughs, but the film is also sharp in showing the problems Mark faces. The camera is there when he's fighting with his ex-girlfriend, when he's trying to borrow money (again) from his uncle, and so on.
A lot of reviews have called this a riot of a film, but even though it has some very funny moments, most of the film is bleak. It's funny seeing Mark taking one of his actors and slamming his head through a cupboard door, over and OVER again, then realising he's actualy broken his moms kitchen and has to repair it, yet, I kept feeling really bad for Mark and at times became very depressed watching his failures. But the movie is full of hope, as he is DETERMINED to get this film done so he can get make something better of his life. But that's what the chase for the American dream is all about. As a documentary its pretty slow paced compared to others I have seen, but it is OK.
Funny Note: Mark's zombie friend, plays guitar, and a lot of times the film has his music playing in the documentary. The key one that keeps playing over and over is his rendition of Metalica's 'Fight fire with fire' acousticaly. That was a riot.
Rating 6 out of 10.
This documentary is BIZARRE! Mark's ambition is totaly blind to the fact that he is totaly in debt, has 3 kids to support, trying to make a film to get him on the road to the 'American dream'. His family and his zombie friend in particular, produce a lot of laughs, but the film is also sharp in showing the problems Mark faces. The camera is there when he's fighting with his ex-girlfriend, when he's trying to borrow money (again) from his uncle, and so on.
A lot of reviews have called this a riot of a film, but even though it has some very funny moments, most of the film is bleak. It's funny seeing Mark taking one of his actors and slamming his head through a cupboard door, over and OVER again, then realising he's actualy broken his moms kitchen and has to repair it, yet, I kept feeling really bad for Mark and at times became very depressed watching his failures. But the movie is full of hope, as he is DETERMINED to get this film done so he can get make something better of his life. But that's what the chase for the American dream is all about. As a documentary its pretty slow paced compared to others I have seen, but it is OK.
Funny Note: Mark's zombie friend, plays guitar, and a lot of times the film has his music playing in the documentary. The key one that keeps playing over and over is his rendition of Metalica's 'Fight fire with fire' acousticaly. That was a riot.
Rating 6 out of 10.