This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
... View MoreThis is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
... View MoreIt's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
... View MoreClose shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
... View MoreAn all American road-trip, with a difference, the difference being morals, don't think this counts as a spoiler... The main protagonist is a rich brat about to go to college but wondering what life really holds in terms of answers, and what he gets is a road trip down a road that doesn't really exist...He learns to trust himself, be true to himself, some pretty standard morals, but is faced with some tricky decisions and shown some people who chose otherwise, pretty amusingly as far as we are concerned.Ultimately the young man has to face his demons, and you need to watch it to see how he comes out!Loved this film, really truly loved it, the characterisation, the cast, the sublime satire, truly a wonderful piece of work.
... View MoreThis is a movie about attempting to understand what you want to do in Life. A young man, Neal, is pressured by his dad to go to Law School, so he can become an attorney, like his dad (even though Neal wants to be an artist). Step one is going to a pre-law course of study. Dear-old-dad pushes his wants and desires onto others (like giving a red convertible to his son, who dislikes red), because he thinks that what he wants is what others want (or, should want).After Neal learns a lesson about Neal's not seeing the reality of things (in a card trick), he takes on a contract to deliver a package to a distant place. On the road, he encounters a person in several different places who "gets" what they have wished for (some happily, some not).This movie is filled with philosophy and lessons (and choices to make). Faith is a ongoing theme, faith in your own life. Faith is a fragile thing. You will see it wax and wane, and (probably) feel the same as Neal from time to time.
... View MoreThis is a fantasy road type movie that takes place on a highway laden with a bag of tricks. It tries hard, but comes off as fluffy and hollow. There are some neat skits like the drug town and the lawyer town - but others were simply too cliché – the overly tiresome ads of his fairyland girlfriend for instance.The main problem is James Marsden – who attempts to be the lead character. Yes the script is pretty banal – but to be blunt, Marsden makes the movie boring – he exudes little character and energy. He's just a pretty face like the billboard ads he keeps gawking at.This movie is worth a peak on a dull night, but that's about it.
... View MoreAlright, I have a lot to say about this movie. In short, I didn't like it.This movie is childish while at the same time not being for kids. There is language, occasionally, and a scene where a woman talks about sex, a lot. These didn't really need to be there and probably could have been cut. It probably would have been a good idea, because this movie talks down to it's audience. It uses a lot of clichéd ideas from other movies about metaphysics or finding yourself, but it spends a great deal of time sitting there and explaining it to you. Seriously, the bulk of this movie is just people talking about what's going on in the movie.There are a few scenes that work. The court scene, for example, was good, although I wish it were later in the movie since we had just seen the businessman. Most of the scenes sucked, though, especially the end. I know that when you have a "it's just a dream" story, you need to bring something from the dream into the real world so the audience won't feel cheated, but that was just over kill. And for the record, I saw the red club when he was flipping through the deck the first time.I could complain about this movie for hours. It's a movie that tries to be like Alice in Wonderland or The Phantom Tollbooth, but it isn't. It handles these topics very clumsily and most of it is just a chore to sit through.
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