Fiscusalicious

It is important to make a distinction between production value and stylistic choice. The production value of the film is quite good. Scenes aren't blown out or underexposed. Shot composition is on the mark. Sound quality is strong. The sound mix/coverage is quite effective. It has much higher production value than most documentary features. It was shot in the way a documentary would be as a stylistic choice. You knew that going in. It looks and sounds pretty goddamn good for that style.

I don't think the point has to be clarified beyond what somebody has already said (and maybe I'm thinking of a different board here). It's not that Randy is forced to do the hardcore matches with Necro Butcher. It's that he is so poor that he is choosing to do them rather than have a weekend in which he doesn't get that additional wrestling paycheck. It seems to me that his character is actively seeking out whatever work he can get -- which is later paralleled in his day job.

I would say that your guess is probably pretty accurate. In watching that scene with my girlfriend she pointed out that it's considered to be really bad luck if you get anything on your wedding dress, so I would imagine it's a nice foreshadowing of things to come.

As a fan who lives in Dayton, when Nigel called the town a shit-hole, I looked to my girlfriend and said, "He has a point." She nodded. I realize it's clearly a heel tactic, but at least he is calling a spade a spade.

I'm not sure about that review, but I will say that the film won top prize at the Venice Film Festival just a few days ago, and it's receiving quite a bit of buzz within the industry.

The only upside for H&K, for me, was a dedication in the credits to a good friend that died while working on the film. Anyway, sorry to bring down the mood. Carry on..