The Parking Lot Movie
Meghan Eckman
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Plot Summary
Hailed as the "most feel-good film" of the South by Southwest Film Festival, director Meghan Eckman's irreverently funny debut celebrates a brotherhood of eccentric attendants who man a unique parking lot in Charlottesville, Virginia. From grad students to middle-age slackers, indie-rock musicians to surly philosophers, these overeducated part-timers wax profoundly about car culture and capitalism, seek vengeance against entitled patrons and thieves, and make fun of drunken jerks. If the intersection between the status quo and the quest for freedom is their ultimate challenge, could a slab of asphalt be an emotional way station for The American Dream? A PBS Indies / Independent Lens selection.
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
71%- Reviews Counted: 7
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 6.6/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Unfortunately, pic's concept doesn't stretch to 74 minutes.
Fresh: Their sense of superiority toward the petty SUV drivers and rude midlife-crisisers who frequent the lot is matched by introspective considerations of traditional social contracts.
Customer Reviews
Best movie I
Ok, I'm not a movie reviewer and also not the kind of person that goes out of my way to review anything, but this is truly one of the funniest and most genuine movies I've seen in years. The people that work at "the parking lot" are some of the most interesting "real" people you will ever see in a film.
I did something immediately after watching this that I have NEVER done before. I watched it again!
Route for the Underdog
For anyone who's ever worked a less-than-gratifying job, this movie is both hilarious and powerful. The parking lot attendants are philosophers and poets, genuine (and very quirky) people, that deal with overprivileged frat boys and self-entitled snobs on a daily basis. Well, the joke is on the rest of America. A thoroughly entertaining movie. Highly recommended.
Totally unexpected
I saw this movie at an outdoor screening in San Francisco, in a parking lot (where else?), and it yanked the rug out from under me it was so good. I had expected a Michael Moore-type screed, what I got was an unexpectedly hilarious series of observations about one small corner parking lot in Charlottesville, VA. In the spirit of Clerks, and David Sedaris, the protagonists turn the ordinary (working at a parking lot) into something with hidden layers of depth and ridiculous humor. Just gold.
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