Review: Chop Shop

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Chop Shop


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“Striving for a doctrine that inhales and exhales pragmatism and due to a frame composition and handheld aesthetic that is absorbing and not distracting, with the assurance of a seasoned auteur, Bahrani guides a young non-actor into a docu-fiction territory and it takes all but five minutes for the tender aged, young protag played by Alejandro Polanco to bluff the viewer into believing that every facet of this fictionalized tale is absolute truth.”

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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