this film have be laud to the point of the ridiculous . american movie be a boring documentary about a boring person so ordinary you will find equivalent on just about every corner in america . it take a long and hard look at a guy who fail at just about everything in the interest of make an independent movie . or two . be his failure for other than his own selfish pursuit or be they in the name of real art and the movie might have have a chance . america have an abundance of good story to be tell . this one should be flush and many critic have good reason to be ashamed . two thumb up indeed .