I find it difficult to give a film an extremely low grade because I know the time and effort that went into making it. That being said, I'm having a difficult time finding anything positive to say about Tim Sutton's Pavilion, a film that I did not care for whatsoever.
In Pavilion, fifteen-year-old Max moves from his lakeside home to the suburban desert to live with his father. Music by The Sea and Cake's Sam Prekop scores Max's first summer in his new home as his life escalates from safe to more sinister. The music was good; however, there is little to compliment past that.
The film, by first-time director Tim Sutton, has won major praise within the industry as it was selected for the 2011 Emerging Visions Workshop held by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. I am still pondering its selection.
If you could not sit through The Tree of Life then you shouldn't even attempt Pavilion. There is minimal dialogue throughout, which makes following the story more difficult that usual. This movie is extremely arty and screams indie from start to finish. I'll admit that it will likely fit the style of a few viewers, but I do not fit into that small niche.
