
Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The detectives covering the murders are apathetic at best but with good names (Henry and Carlita, particularly Carlita). Good names, bad attitudes.... (Full plot summary below)
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Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The detectives covering the murders are apathetic at best but with good names (Henry and Carlita, particularly Carlita). Good names, bad attitudes.
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfLikely to be rejected as a labored, smug, and ultimately inert neo-noir crime comedy, a movie far too wrapped in its own cleverness to engage the viewer with anything above rampaging self-awareness. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonNot perfect, but a fun and rangy, noir-tinged murder comedy. The Scenesters has in abundance what every independent film yearns for -- intrigue and a cocksure rhythm that doesn't ever feel false. |
| FEARnetTodd Gilchristdestined to become a cult classic that actually also deserves to be seen. |
| New York TimesAndy WebsterThe writer-director Todd Berger parades his stylistic chops with his self-satisfied, vérité-ish comedy "The Scenesters," a tepid show-business satire. |
| User ReviewChris NThe critics don't know what they're talking about. Hilariously on point. Characters spend so much time manufacturing drama for their film noir "reality" project that they are callously oblivious to the true real-life drama of women being murdered in actual reality. Everyone is either in film or in a band...even the police. So LA. |
| User Reviewrachel wfun, hilarious and ahead of its time with its pitch perfect skewering of mumblecore. manages to both honor and parody the noir genre. big fan, looking forward to whatever these guys do next. |
| User ReviewJeff GOf course I'm giving THE SCENESTERS 5 Stars, but if you haven't rated or added us to NETFLIX, please do so now. |
| User ReviewLee MThis movie has everything! (It's been a while since I've seen it, and I'm just now getting to review it here.) From what I can recall, I had crazy fun watching it and was amazed by how many genres these guys played with and did not lose stakes or focus. These filmmakers are going to continue making really interesting stories. Truly something that hasn't been done before. |
| User ReviewCyn ZA remarkable use of a microscopic budget to create a unique, funny little mystery/comedy indie trip with something to say. |
| User ReviewJames WProvocative at first then it gets predictable. Need some excedrin after seeing this, too many shakie camera angles. Soundtrack is pretty good. |