Film Review – Memoria

There have been two features inspired by “Palo Alto,” actor James Franco’s collection of short stories. In “Palo Alto” and “Yosemite,” filmmakers have worked to tap into Franco’s special appreciation of teenage angst, creating meditative works that care for characterization and strive to identify with the turbulent growing pains of adolescent life in California. “Memoria” is the latest pour from the Franco jug of creative writing, reuniting audiences with a somber mood of juvenile delinquency, taking a close look at the youth of today as they struggle with age-old challenges of social interaction, crushes, and troubling parental influence. “Memoria” has brevity on its side, and the picture is a nice fit with previous cinematic chapters, but, at this point, if one isn’t already feeling the Franco vibe, there’s little reason to start experiencing his brand of ennui here. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com