This film is about Michael Alig who was a club promoter during the early 90's that pled guilty to first degree manslaughter for killing his drug dealer over drug debt.
Some people believe Macaulay Culkin's acting in the film was misplaced and campy for his portrayal of Michael Alig. The film was oddly directed and it was definitely low budget, but the film had a gritty and uncanny truth to it. I feel Culkin's acting was.well-placed for a character and setting of the movie. I don't know the whole story of Michael Alig and I'm not saying he was accurately portrayed here but Culkin's character shows that he is a narcissistic and unrelenting self-centered man mixed with diva characteristics and drug culture.
The Diva back-and-forth banter and strong stereotypes of narcissistic gay men can be off-putting to some, but I do feel there is some truth to the character portrayals. Mixed with the 2003 film grain and odd directing and muddled drug perspective camera work I feel the film is fine for what it is portraying. Truly this film comes down to the viewers personality of whether they will think it is a waste of time or not as it flirts within the boundaries of being objectively passable and subjectively confused or unnecessary.
Some people believe Macaulay Culkin's acting in the film was misplaced and campy for his portrayal of Michael Alig. The film was oddly directed and it was definitely low budget, but the film had a gritty and uncanny truth to it. I feel Culkin's acting was.well-placed for a character and setting of the movie. I don't know the whole story of Michael Alig and I'm not saying he was accurately portrayed here but Culkin's character shows that he is a narcissistic and unrelenting self-centered man mixed with diva characteristics and drug culture.
The Diva back-and-forth banter and strong stereotypes of narcissistic gay men can be off-putting to some, but I do feel there is some truth to the character portrayals. Mixed with the 2003 film grain and odd directing and muddled drug perspective camera work I feel the film is fine for what it is portraying. Truly this film comes down to the viewers personality of whether they will think it is a waste of time or not as it flirts within the boundaries of being objectively passable and subjectively confused or unnecessary.