Sacramento

6/7/2025

● Anti-Note • Sacramento, directed by Michael Angarano The central issue (or rather, the main flaw) of the film lies in the filmmaker’s claim and motivation surrounding the core theme: the rekindling of a friendship between two old friends. This theme remains frustratingly undeveloped before the third act. By “undeveloped,” I don’t mean the film fails to plant the theme entirely (though that too is debatable), but rather, it’s the way it’s introduced that is problematic. The theme of rekindled friendship gets lost amid the sub-themes: the burdens of adulthood and the fear of facing life’s realities. In fact, from the very beginning and through the character introductions, everything unfolds in an imbalanced and irritating manner. What’s with the repeated shots of Glenn’s nervous br