Review of Scenes from the Suburbs

I like Spike Jonze's other works and I have seen Arcade Fire live, so it looks as if I may enjoy this half-hour short film from 4 years ago. Unfortunately I did not. This was already the second time I watched this and I found it as bland and uninteresting as the first time. The story was simply not interesting. The jumps between growing-of-age scenes and military action felt too abrupt and the acting by the lead actor and most of the other cast members wasn't too convincing. I did not feel this was a very atmospheric watch and I cannot say the central character was portrayed in a way that I would really care for what he does or what happens to him. The Arcade Fire song used in here could have been a more catchy tune as well. Really disappointed by this one. Not a complete failure, a couple moments are okay, but as a whole it certainly was an underwhelming outcome. I wish I could at least recommend it to fans of the film "Boyhood" as many cast and crew members appeared in both these movies, but as somebody who really enjoyed "Boyhood", I must say that this one here is not even close to the Academy award winning film in terms of quality. Not recommended.