Part of the No Rewatch November 2012 Project.
I kept hearing people compare this to Martha Marcy May Marlene and since I was so crazy about that movie, I wanted to check this out, too. Unfortunately, a few minutes of watching tells you that the only connection between them is really a single word that doesn't go beyond a rudimentary concept. Still, I was looking forward to checking it out.
While there are some interesting enough ideas about how to…
Part of the No Rewatch November 2012 Project.
I've seldom seen a movie that was entirely on the back of a single actor more than Dedication was on Billy Crudup's back. His performance was the entire difference between it being good and bad. For the record, he was exceptional. I don't mean likable. No, he wasn't that. But he did put on quite a display.
His supporting cast was a mixed bag. Diane Weist was wasted (as she usually is…
I'm convinced there's a Malick gene. Some have it and some don't. Some watch one of his films and are so moved they can barely speak and others watch the same film and can't believe they wasted all that time. This review is for those that have it or at least want to discover if they have it.
Every single frame of this film is beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. I've never seen another film where the director…
Something happens sometimes when I start a movie. I can't describe exactly how it happens or why, but sometimes I just know from 30 seconds in that I'm going to love a movie. That's what happened in the case of Withnail & I.
How I missed this one for so long is totally beyond me. A slacker film before slacker films were cool, it's equal parts hipster and pathetic (is there really even a difference?).
Watching it I feel a little…
