Chasing Chasing Amy

I was a little concerned at the start because Sav clearly gets in over his head during the making of this documentary and it starts out as some sort of fanboy scavenger hunt of film locations and celeb stargazing. It starts to come together, especially with the Joey Lauren Adam’s interview which is just heartbreaking and raw. By the the end the fact that Sav has bitten off more than he can chew becomes part of his growth and really makes it all come together, so it works. Sidenote: It’s interesting to hear some of the shallow Chasing Amy criticisms in this doc as if the film itself doesn’t address them, one critic even has to mention that some moments are accidentally well done, which is pretty reductive. Obviously the movie warrants some discussion and analysis but some of this stuff was pretty hollow or by the numbers without any real passion.