No Oscar for Gus

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2008)

As a fellow Louisvillian and knowing Mr. Van Sant reputation, I was surprised to see the boom mike in the center of the screen during a scene.
Who watches dailies and doesn't check the screen for mistakes like this. The last time I saw something this bad on first viewing was Saturday Night Live.
So what scene: Harvey is at home and leans over to a chest of drawers to pick up something. Then he stands up and right over his head in center screen is the mike, not just a piece or shadow, the whole mike.
No awards for directing, film editing for this film.
Other wise was a fair movie. Sean Penn was good, the others were caricature characters just standing around waiting for Penn to appear on screen.