Skills Like This

This film is in a very limited release after having won a few film festival awards. I'm not sure why, and with any luck the release will not get any less limited. The film concerns Max, a deservedly unsuccessful writer, who on a whim robs the local bank. He finds that he has a special skill for this sort of thing, while at the same time the thrill of it becomes addicting. After the bank he hits a few stores and a fast food restaurant, not even caring about the money, just the excitement. When the teller who gave him the stolen money recognizes him in a bar they begin a relationship. I guess she's caught up in the whole thrill thing too. Max has two good friends, Dave and Tommy, office drone and goofball slacker respectively, and they play their characters with all the subtlety of pie in your face. This film doesn't have one main character that's even close to being believable and frankly I'm surprised that this film didn't go straight to cable. If you happen to see it there, change the channel.

Rating - 1 1/2 Stars