Mistaken for Strangers
Dir: Tom Berninger
2013
***
Mistaken for Strangers is directed by Tom Berninger. Tom Berninger is the brother of Matt Berninger, the lead singer of popular music group, The National. Matt asks his younger, less successful (to put it nicely) brother to go on tour with him and work as a roadie. Tom decides to film his experiences. This is the end result. There are ups and downs, different views and lots of music. Matt and Tom are very different and both struggle with the success gap between them. Or so we are meant to think. It would be a lovely idea if it wasn't set up from the start (promotional posters that were taken at key points of the film back up this theory). I liked Tom's narration and thought the idea and the story was nice, and pretty unique, I just don't buy it that it wasn't at all planned that way. Watch it but not as a documentary and it is enjoyable. Take it seriously at your own peril.