A Healthy Dose of Whimsy Elevates the Debut Feature ‘Scrapper’
Director Charlotte Regan’s roots in music videos show in the clunky obviousness and creaky symbolic portent of some scenes, and yet overall the movie somehow works.

The influence of music videos on contemporary cinema cannot be overstated. From hip-hop montage to music video directors turned auteurs, like Spike Jonze and Jonathan Glazer, the medium unleashed techniques and talent Hollywood was quick to co-opt. Youthful and accessible, the art form asserted that substance was subservient to style and atmosphere, and that editing was everything.
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