Overexposed

Rating: 4/10 (8 December 1999)

[Warning: May Contain Spoilers]
It must be said that there is only so much one can do with a limited budget. Of course there are exceptions. For example, "The Last Night at The Alamo," is probably the best example of the truly independent low budget film.
"The Blair Witch Project," was certainly hyped and received a vast audience bored with Hollywood's crackerjack horror output. This movie certainly is different. Still though, it lacks what good film needs. Namely, the basics. Story, plot, character development, intrigue, and a slew of other basics are glossed over or are simply missing. To be fair though, these elements were not attempted, at least traditionally.
This film most reminds me of George Lucas' original "THX-1138" (not the one with Duvall). It has a studentesque quality about it. I am left wondering what could be done with a remake. Of course, there will be one, but the cat is already out of the bag. Originality will be missing in the next installment.
As cultural phenomenon, I can only guess at its success. The characters speak in a pseudo cool youth speak, in which the F word is noun, adjective, and verb,often in the same paragraph. Well, that may be fine if you live in the vernacular. However, my own experience lends me to believe that only Eddie Murphy has met that task (i.e. "Life").
While I can't recommend this film, I will admit that my skin did tingle on occasion. As such, I give it 5 of 10.