The Lord Worked Wonders in Me

Serra is one of the few contemporary directors who can create constant interest in still frames where little or nothing appears to be happening. This is a definite skill, even if he isn't always capable of assembling the pieces together into a cohesive whole. This part documentary, part scrapbook travelogue is disjointed by design and could be described as a making of a film that isn't being made. Its meaning is elusive, but the bickering between cast and crew members is often amusing.