Venice Beach Movies

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2005)

This movie has cred...I was really impressed. As someone who loves Venice Beach, I was apprehensive that the settings would fail to capture the spirit of V.B. a few decades ago. The director did a great job with the pier shots and capturing the look-n-feel of the Venice Beach scene. ****Maybe they'll make some movies 30 years from now about Venice Beach 2005? Possible movie subjects: ***1. The heartwarming story of the V.B. ex-addict who overcomes odds to balance chairs on his chin for tourists from Iowa (Director: Ron Howard). ***2. The courtroom drama between greedy V.B. developers vs. old V.B. locals who think urinating in public is cool. (Director: Rob Reiner) ***3. The mysterious roller-skating guitar player and his twin brother (or is that "sister"?) (Director: Pedro Almodovar)