7.5/10
Okay, feels a little weird reviewing what is essentially a public service announcement from a major corporation, but it was directed by Werner Herzog and it's over thirty minutes long so I'll give it a score. You can see the full thing here. Basically a series of 5 or 6 vignettes interviewing people involved in accidents from texting while driving, either the victims or the offenders. Basically what it sounds like, sad and definitely thought-provoking, although the people liable to text while driving probably aren't the ones who are going to watch a half-hour short about it on Youtube either. The final vignette is especially striking.
And from an artistic point of view, this is certainly Herzog's least personal and most hands-off documentary ever (he never appears or speaks on camera) but you can still see a few of his touches, particularly in the lingering shots, some of the quirks focused on (a young girl's empty hand, for instance) and the last line of the short. In any case, a good watch.
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