I rented this movie being a fan of Evan Rachel Wood. I made it through the first half hour before I was done. Boring with little discernible plot. Evan didn't have a major role and there is a major lack of character introduction. We are just dropped into a road tour with some random musicians. Save your money.
20 Reviews
What a waste.
atlastu23 July 2020
To start telling the story of this film, would be useless because there is no story. If you can a girl who hangs out with the members of a band in their trailer in the middle of nowhere a story. I don't think there is one single good thing to say about it, in spite of the group of talents in it, the script is beyond bad, so it's just a complete waste of time.
What is the point?
usadainpink-847087 July 2020
Why did I just watch that? Is it supposed to be a bad version of Almost Famous? There was no point to this movie at all, no story, no likeable character, no nothing. Just a bunch of bums hanging around in a van on the road in the middle of nowhere, drinking and having sex. Dakota looked like a cadaver in this movie.
Nothing happens
Gordon-1119 August 2020
What is this movie about?
bogdanvaly1 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I do not know what I just looked at. It's a movie about nothing. The movie does not explain the origins/motivations of any of the characters, there is no coherent storytelling - no beginning, no climax, nothing tragic or otherwise happens, and the ending might be good for the main character but it's doesn't do the movie any good overall. It's simply 1h 30mins of showing people smoking and living a miserable life on the road for the most part. And by the way, for a movie about a band there is not much music playing except for when they turn on the retro cassette boombox - which is the only reference to the 80's of this movie that I could find. And the way they filmed this made me turn up the brightness to maximum at times, that and the lack of colour, which now that I think of it might have wanted to be another reference to the 80's. I was confused by the trailer and even more so by the movie - please someone explain to me what was the point of making this movie. I am dissapointed because some of my favourite actors are in here - Evan Rachel Wood, Jon Bernthal.
What?
watkinsdustin9 July 2020
Not worth the time
Russinez25 July 2020
I'm being kind with a 5*
Sergiodave3 July 2020
A movie about a roadie travelling with a punk band. Starring Ellie Fanning as a roadie who joins a punk band, who is the best thing in this rather boring but well shot movie. I appreciate the movie is shot from Viena's perspective (Ellie Fanning), but it was dull, Even having some more music would have been good. For a good Punk Roadie movie, although very different, I suggest "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains" starring a young Diane Lane.
What was that about?
usadainpink-847087 July 2020
What did I just watch? A bad version of Almost Famous? There was no point to this movie at all, no story, no likeable character, no nothing. Just a bunch of bums hanging around in a van on the road in the middle of nowhere, drinking and having sex. Dakota looked like a cadaver in this movie.
Inconsequential downbeat rock drama with a fine cast & punchy style
danieljfarthing27 March 2023
In downbeat rock drama "Viena And The Fantomes" Dakota Fanning joins a rag-tag crew of roadies / assistants (inc Frank Dillane (Deppesque) & Evan Rachel Wood) supporting a mid-rate new-age punk band (inc Jeremy Allen White, Caleb Landry Jones & Zoë Kravitz) while on the road on tour. Amid tawdry sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll Fanning's torn between Dillane & Allen White as the darker, seedier, mysoginistic, even violent side of the band emerges (esp through Landry Jones & dubious manager Jon Bernthal). It's well performed by the fine cast, and written & directed in original punchy style by Gerrado Naranjo, yet still feels rather inconsequential in the end.
Waste of resources
vladvms16 September 2020
Why would you even waste the resources like cameras, cast's time, crew's time and viewers' time? This is not even a script. This has no point whatsoever. Who found this script and said "Yes!!! Oh my god what a movie let's do this let's call everybody and make this happen in reality" should be absolutely fired and never allowed to work in the movie industry ever again. Nothing has any point and nothing has any value in this movie. It does not say anything, it has no message, it has no end point, it has no story, no nothing. I'm sorry I really believed this movie was nice and incredible but it turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments ever. Thanks for ruining what could've been a cool story into a nothing. Please never work with the people that wrote this. They're not writers.
Stellar cast, but go in without expectations.
jdw-266545 July 2020
This movie is more of a cautionary tale than anything else. I was drawn to it by the incredible cast and after watching it, I found my s/o and I talking about the scenes for the next few days, analyzing, questioning, critiquing. Yes, the film dropped the ball on backstory..but maybe that was the point. We were supposed to follow this girl in this moment in time and that's it. Dakota Fanning (not Ellie, as another reviewer mistakingly called her) was phenomenal as Viena and her love triangle outlined the harrows of an abusive relationship juxtaposed next to a functional and passionate one. I was left wanting to see more of the band and yes, I craved that back story, but I was happy with the result of this movie. Frank Dillane and Caleb Landry Jones were exceedingly fun to watch, as usual. For those who say it meanders, I think that's the point. It escapes from you and with you. And who doesn't love a happy ending?
Ick
brent-2784914 March 2021
PLEASE QUIT CASTING DAKOTA FANNING!
juliepierceharris22 October 2021
Fanning was a GREAT child actor. However, her abilities did not carry over to adulthood. SHE IS AWFUL in EVERYTHING in her adult years! Her sister, Ella, has more talent in her pinky than Dakota does in all of her being. PLEASE QUIT CASTING DAKOTA!!!
Was hoping for SO much more
ruwetjohn16 September 2023
The cast drew me to this movie. Evan Rachel Wood was in it for maybe 6 minutes total. I was truly hoping for something better. The premise seemed good; it just didn't follow through. The only captivating part was the end and it took a long time to get there. Anyway, the background music was good and the technical part of the movie made me watch through the end. The cast drew me to this movie. Evan Rachel Wood was in it for maybe 6 minutes total. I was truly hoping for something better. The premise seemed good; it just didn't follow through. The only captivating part was the end and it took a long time to get there. Anyway, the background music was good and the technical part of the movie made me watch through the end.
Bad actors
timsscold6 February 2021
I was blown away by this movie.
jeremydumont2 April 2021
It's a different kind of movie. I wouldn't recommend it to novice film watchers. I was shocked at how bad the reviews were, which makes me wonder how many other movies i have disregarded in the past, due to the low rotten tomatoes percentage. This film is definitely a diamond in the rough and/or hidden gem in my opinion.
It's shot really well. The cinematography is really well crafted and thought out. Yes the movie can be slow moving at times, but it's a really delicate artistic film. Some of these films take a while to bloom, and patience is required but the pay off is worth it. It's also worth noting that Dakota Fanning is incredible and the rest of the cast is great too.
The soundtrack is in incredible. With music choices that are new and melodic, that really capture the essence and the soul of this film.
This relatively unknown filmmaker took his time to make things right, I believe i read somewhere that he edited the film for 3 - 4 years before releasing it after film production, in order to make things perfect, and it shows. You really get wrapped up in this love triangle and bizarre group of roadies/punk band. It's one of the first films that really engrossed me into this world, which I don't think many other films have delved too deep into, which I appreciated. To me the film is really about attraction and a study on what that means, how important personality is to relationships. With a thrilling frightening final act.
Overall a very thoughtful crafted film. It's refreshing to see a movie that is so different from other films.
Thumbs up all the way on this one, great job, and I hope to see more of what this director has in store for the future.
It's shot really well. The cinematography is really well crafted and thought out. Yes the movie can be slow moving at times, but it's a really delicate artistic film. Some of these films take a while to bloom, and patience is required but the pay off is worth it. It's also worth noting that Dakota Fanning is incredible and the rest of the cast is great too.
The soundtrack is in incredible. With music choices that are new and melodic, that really capture the essence and the soul of this film.
This relatively unknown filmmaker took his time to make things right, I believe i read somewhere that he edited the film for 3 - 4 years before releasing it after film production, in order to make things perfect, and it shows. You really get wrapped up in this love triangle and bizarre group of roadies/punk band. It's one of the first films that really engrossed me into this world, which I don't think many other films have delved too deep into, which I appreciated. To me the film is really about attraction and a study on what that means, how important personality is to relationships. With a thrilling frightening final act.
Overall a very thoughtful crafted film. It's refreshing to see a movie that is so different from other films.
Thumbs up all the way on this one, great job, and I hope to see more of what this director has in store for the future.
Very worth watching
Rachellealana9 October 2021
The music industry is full of abusive people and systems that enable them. I think Evan Rachel Wood is very intentionally in this film. If you know anything about her relationship with Brian Warner it seems obvious that she took this role because of her experience touring with Marilyn Manson when she was a teenager. Unlike other rock god fantasy movies, this one shows you how mundane, sad, and ultimately dangerous these situations can be. I don't get why this film has been rated so low. Maybe people just don't want to lose the illusion?
The cast are good, story isn't
yashoseynian3 September 2020
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