Look at Me

To be perfectly frank, I did not have the highest expectations for "Look at Me" when I started watching the film, yet within the first few minutes I found myself completely sucked into the story. The story centers on six individuals, who are coupled up at various point in the film, and deals with the baggage and insecurities that hamper their relationships.

The film is set and shot in and around New York City. It is gritty with nothing being overly bright, and features plenty of seedy bars, dingy apartments, and grimy streets. The atmosphere works well for the story, which drops in on the characters at a pivotal point in their lives and leaves just as they are beginning the next chapter. In many ways, the film could easily serve as the basis for a premium cable series as there is plenty of material left to be mined.

Lastly, of particular interest to fans of the former webseries "lonelygirl 15," Yousef Abu-Taleb, the webseries former star, produced and stars in "Look at Me" along with fellow cast mate Katherine Pawlak and Bree herself, Jessica Rose. Katherine Pawlak's performance is particularly noteworthy as she manages to dominate and pull focus in every scene in which she is featured.

I really enjoyed this film, I found it very true to life In any ways, and it was very moving at times. I think we can all relate on some level from some time in our lives to the things that happen to the main characters. The acting is very good, and even when the characters don't speak, their body language speaks volumes.

I also thought the music was really great, though I am finding it very frustrating as I cannot find most of the songs from it. I particularly loved the closing song, but cannot even find who the singer is or what it's called, as it doesn't even seem to be listed in the credits. If anyone has any idea, please let me know!

Sometimes a good closing credits song seems to bring the whole movie together and lets you reflect on what you just saw, before you are distracted by something else. Such was the case with the closing credits song for this movie, shown in a small video window, along with the credits. A snippet of the song is actually performed at the end of the movie by another performer, but without the impact of the closing credits performance.

This led me to a search for the name of the song. It's not listed in the song credits, but by doing some searching I found that it is "The Movie Song" by Katherine Pawlak (actress in the movie) and Sad Robot! If you search on the following you will find the song video performance that you can enjoy.

"Look at me creditvideo Dec 1"

A fairly realistic portrayal of life and love in New York in 2012. A great soundtrack propels a largely unknown cast with situations of lust, love and heartbreak. Being single in NYC isn't easy, but coupling is even harder. The cast is great and although the film borders on made-for-tv melodrama, the relationships that take-off, crash and occasionally burn are realistically passionate without any need to roll your eyes. Definitely worth watching if you love romance or are into observing the idiosyncrasies of human connections.