Title: Marfa Girl 2
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Adam Mediano, Drake Burnette, Mercedes Maxwell
Runtime: 1 hr 46 minutes

What It Is: A sequel to Clark’s Marfa Girl, this film chronicles the lives of several young adults trying to cope with their new found responsibilities, including a girl who is battling with the aftermath of a violent sexual assault.

What We Think: I previously reviewed a film that left me highly conflicted as it left me dazzled in certain aspects of its art while failing to provide me full satisfaction in others. This film, with its stylistic cinematography but an otherwise frail sense of story and character development, is unfortunately not very different. On the better side of things, I was especially impressed with the way the camera work conveyed the tone of the film; a gritty and dogged look into how the other half lives. In this case, the half of life whose personal struggles impede them from striving for growth out of their dead-end small town. On a visual scale, you are given an up close and personal view of a lifestyle one could only see to believe. The scenes are so intimate that every moment witnessed within the feature is almost tangible like you are witnessing a story unfold through your own perspective. This film is a crude yet pleasant visual promenade that can make you feel like much more than just a spectator.