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1.85 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Dolby Digital 2.0
Theatrical Trailer
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Dolby Digital 2.0
Theatrical Trailer
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Wasn't too sure to begin with- having read Denis Johnson's source book of short-stories (drugstore cowboy, if scripted by Raymond Carver) and becoming attached to the book in the way that readers do...THis is a great adaptation- one that took its time in getting made and that extends on the source and makes more cohesive (e.g. f***head becomes the main character that binds the episodes, ditto the love-affair with Morton's character).
Why- or rather, how, this film got overlooked by the masses is beyond me. This is much better than 'Trainspotting' or empty style mag dross like 'Human Traffic'- Alison 'Crush' MacLean having more knowledge of cinema than one confined to endless viewings of 'Goodfellas' & 'Pulp Fiction'.
There are plenty of moments of beauty in this- the split screen OD's of Crudup & Leary (recalling that other recent drugs classic, 'Requiem for a DReam'), Morton's pale naked body in the background as Crudup eats a note, the early dancing scene, the opening car crash, the affair between Hunter's character & Crudup's or the singing Amish woman...This film will hopefully find its audience on video- it is wonderfully acted (Jack Black stands out, along with Crudup & Morton) and Denis Johnson himself plays the guy with the hunting knife in his eye! Plus, the soundtrack is great- particularly Wilco/Billy Bragg's 'Airline to Heaven'. Proof that Johnson's divine prose can be translated into film; here's to David Lynch's adaptation of 'Already Dead' and Paul Schrader's adaptation of 'THe Name of the World'!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I found this film incredibly emotional. There is no denying it has its tragic moments but they are all interspersed with a strange joy rarely found in today's cinema. Some scenes had me choking with laughter including Jack Black's, surely career topping, performance. That in some way is its beauty, Billy Crudup and Samantha Morton are excellent but almost seem to just be foundations for the rest of the cast. For instance I've always enjoyed Denis Leary but his short role as 'Wayne' came as more as a surprise than Jack Black, never before have I seen Leary cast so well. There possibly isn't any point in mentioning Dennis Hopper, who is often almost flawless in any film, I can't help it though and his performance in this rivals those in 'Rumblefish' and 'True Romance.' Anyway, to any fan of films that have that special difference which doesn't always do them much credit at the box office, this hopefully is the one for you. Also please be warned that I don't pay much attention to extras on DVDs, so my rating is only based on the quality of the film. Hope you enjoy it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
To conceptualise Alison Maclean's stunning film would do it no justice. If it's a Road Movie -- where's the easy moralising, the sparse colour-saturated views of the mid-west? A "drug" movie -- then lacking in oh-so-easily distinguishable moments of joy and despair, no noticeable glamour, no literal squalor? A tragi-romance? A comedy of errors, as well as one of manners? A buddy-movie, except with many buddies? The brilliance here lies in a film easily able to branche across genre. A work so careful, yet sometimes so broad that it will intrigue you as much as it will disgust you. A film as provoking as much its stunning familiarity and desolate images will remind you, comfort you. A film crowned with performances by Denis Leary, Samantha Morton, Jack Black and Holly Hunter (including a fine turn by Dennis Hopper) that are subtle and rounded -- real. A film topped by the supreme characterisation skill of the woefully undervalued Billy Crudup. A film that needs to be watched, and re-watched to be understood. A film that won't let itself be understood. A film you need to buy.
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heart felt but to disjointed
This is a good film but the plot runs a little thin.
The comedy and artyness makes up for that though well worth a watch..
The comedy and artyness makes up for that though well worth a watch..
Published 18 months ago by movie maniac
Subtly Defies Expectations
This film shows great cinematic flair, and features some remarkable editing as well as fine performances already described by other reviewers. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2001
Slackers have never seemed so funky
A pre-High Fidelity Jack Black steals the show as a supporting actor in this hilarious but often poignant tale of 'F*ckhead' (Billy Cruddup), the guy with a heart of gold, but... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2001
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