The Viewer's Commentary

Directed by: Spencer Susser

Produced by: Natalie Portman, Spencer Susser, Morgan Susser, Lucy Cooper, Johnny Lin, Scott Prisand, Win Sheridan

Written by: Spencer Susser & David Michôd (screenplay), Brian Charles Frank (story)

Starring: Joseph  Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman, Piper Laurie

Music by: Francois Tetaz, Metallica & Motorhead (incidental music)

Year: 2010 (Sundance), 2011 (wide)

I’m going to admit to something: I really don’t know what this movie was going for. It’s as conflicted as its titular character is, and that’s not really a compliment. I admit that I went into Hesher not really knowing what to expect. I knew there was going to be a dark sense of humor throughout undercutting a surprising amount of drama, but what I didn’t expect was the strange, almost pointless reason for its being – again, kind of like Hesher himself. Read more…