“Casey Makes a Mixtape” is a wan indie coming-of-age dramedy in which nobody comes of age, nothing dramatic or comedic happens.
It’s a sort of little film festival movie that couldn’t, a period piece that was never fated to pick up distribution outside of its run in festivals. I see it played in Portland, at least.
Texas filmmaker Blake Calhoun gives his lead characters names that all begin with the letter “C,” and the script shows little imagination beyond that. And he appears to have found out the hard way how difficult it is to make a “High Fidelity” tween comedy without the cash to buy music clearances…