If you follow American independent film, you know Joe Swanberg's name, if only because it's impossible to escape. According to the Internet Movie Database, "24 Exposures" is his eighteenth feature since 2005; he has also directed short films and TV episodes and been a producer, actor and crew-member for other filmmakers. So when we talk about Swanberg, we're talking about a guy who adheres to Woody Allen's philosophy of the artist as pro ballplayer: the goal isn't to hit a home run every time you're at the plate, but to bat as many times as possible and keep your average up.
Swanberg's average has improved over time—he's an intelligent and tireless filmmaker, and his recent features "All the Light in the Sky" and "Uncle Kent" and his segment of "V/H/S" were solid and occasionally inspired—but this latest, a thriller about a photographer who might be a killer, is wild pop fly that disappears in the stands.
The plot is a gloss on Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom," but with a sleazy, vaguely threatening atmosphere, indie film production values, and a creepy synthesizer score that evokes "Manhunter" and other '80s crime pictures. The hero, Billy (filmmaker-actor Adam Wingard, who worked with Swanberg on "V/H/S"), has a day job snapping crime scene photos for the city's homicide squad.
O enredo é um interpretação do texto "Peeping Tom", de Michael Powell, mas com uma atmosfera leve e vagamente ameaçadora, padrões de produção de filmes independentes e uma trilha sinistra de sintetizador que lembra "Manhunter" e outros filmes de crime dos anos 80. O herói, Billy (o cineasta e ator Adam Wingard, que trabalhou com Swanberg em "V/H/S") tem um emprego diurno fotografando cenas de crimes para o esquadrão de homicídios da cidade.
O enredo é uma interpretação de "Peeping Tom/A tortura do medo" de Michael Powell, só que com uma atmosfera frágil, vagamente ameaçadora,valores típicos das produções "indie" e uma trilha sonora arrepiante feita com sintetizador que evoca "Manhunter/Caçador de assassinos" e outros filmes de detetive da década de 80. O herói, Billy (o cineasta-ator Adam Wingard, que trabalhou com Swanberg em "V/H/S") tem um dia de trabalho tirando fotos de cenas de crimes para o esquadrão de homicídios da cidade.