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SHERMAN’S MARCH
(First Run
Features) 1986. Documentary. 155 minutes. Not rated. After
being dumped by his girlfriend, filmmaker Ross McElwee documents his
encounters with women as he travels the original route of General
Sherman’s Civil War March across the South.
Two frustrated screams sum up this movie; 1) who
the fuck cares? And 2) even though it took me twenty-four sittings, why
couldn’t I walk away from this documentary till it ended? This
documentary is slow and basically spotlights the babblings of McElwee and
his female subjects. Although I am sure Ross is a nice guy, he isn’t the
most exciting person in the world and appears to drain every ounce of life
out of a room the second he enters it. Also, the females interviewed by
McElwee seem to be on the wrong side of the fruitcake fence. However, even
with all this negativity, for some unexplainable reason I wasn’t able to
simply just walk away from this movie. Yes, it did take many sittings for
me to finish the DVD, but I always found myself pulled back into watching
it. That being written, I will never recommend this documentary to anyone.
On the other hand, if you do decide to watch it, you may be sucked in, as
well. – Denis Sheehan
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