I feel a little cheated by this documentary as it seemed to be packaged as a quirky comedy and it is downright depressing. One of the cinephiles mentions that the obsession is like being in a prison, which is true, but the film wasn't presented that way. At best, the five subjects are sad and at worst, they are sick. They cross the line of being "buffs" to living unfulfilled lives in which they will see thousands and thousands of movies and then just die. They live in death traps, do not work and seemingly cannot even dress properly. The movie's whimsical tone betrays the truth and the viewer leaves knowing that these five people will never be any better. Sour.
