It’s possible for a movie to confirm the innate filmmaking gifts of its helmer while still not quite succeeding as a standalone film. Such is the case with the artful yet frustrating Hide Your Smiling Faces, directed by Daniel Patrick Carbone. Reminiscent of films like David Gordon Green’s stirring debut, George Washington, and, more recently, Tchoupitoulas and Only the Young, this coming-of-age drama values tone over incident, and pays homage in its own way to the impressionistic moves and rhythms of Terrence Malick, but it also has trouble establishing a strong and memorable identity of its own. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here; to visit the film’s eponymous website, click here. (Tribeca Film, unrated, 80 minutes)
