Walk Away Renee lets us observe a mother-son bond, but Mr. Caouette hasn't found a way to galvanize this incarnation of material for strangers.
Walk Away Renee
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France, Belgium, United States · 2011
1h 30m
Director Jonathan Caouette
Starring
Genre Documentary
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In this follow-up to his debut feature Tarnation, director Jonathan Caouette documents a road trip from Houston to New York with his mother, who has acute bipolar and schizoaffective disorder. Featuring experimental fictionalized portions, this film provides deep insight into a unique, difficult mother-son relationship.
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Slant Magazine by Diego Semerene
It's Jonathan Caouette's insistence in going back to his nightmarish old footage, or the old footage that he purposefully renders nightmarish, that seems more interesting.
The way forward, both in Caouette's real-life situation and his development as an artist, remains unclear, yet that frustration makes it to the screen, in spiky waves that signal a vital personal quest.
Ultimately, "Renee" feels less like a walk away than a retread.
The extra money has bought a professional crew for scripted sequences, in which Jonathan and his mother too often mug for the camera.
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