Film Review – Weak Layers

Co-writer/director/star Katie Burrell attempts to bring back the ski movie with “Weak Layers,” which follows the misadventures of a young woman trying to get her act together during a 72-hour filmmaking competition. Stories about the sport are few and far between these days, and while the heyday of the 1980s and ‘90s isn’t resurrected for the endeavor, Burrell does conjure mild appeal with the effort. The writing (Burrell is joined by Andrew Ladd) doesn’t actually have much interest in the ways of mountain activity, preferring to remain with the characters and their formulaic experiences, with the helmer attempting to create a more emotionally engaging feature with lovable, rascally personalities. “Weak Layers” is most tiresome when pursuing the expected, doing better with ski town atmosphere and maturation challenges, with Burrell capturing the bustle of the area and a few universal concerns about future plans. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com