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From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists he enters a bizarre afterlife where everything is the same, just a little bit worse. A quirky but mundane existence of menial jobs, dingy bars, bad transportation and old jukeboxes, with no sign of redemption or escape. Determined to recapture the love of his life, Desiree (Leslie Bibb), Zia embarks on a journey through this absurd purgatory, hitting the road in a rickety station wagon with his newfound friends - the oddly charming Russian rocker (Shea Whigham) and the sexy ingénue (Shannyn Sossamon) - only to meet up with wonderful Kneller (the multi-talented Tom Waits) who shepherds them through the ultimate version of Utopia. With unexpected miracles, darkly comic twists and absurdist humor WRISTCUTTERS - A LOVE STORY celebrates how precious and unexpected life and love truly are. FESTIVAL PLAUDITS: WINNER - Philadelphia Film Festival, Best First Feature; NOMINEE - Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize; WINNER - Gen Art Film Festival, Best Feature Film; WINNER - Seattle Film Festival, Best Director; NOMINEE - Humanitas Prize, Best Screenplay; WINNER - Motovun Film Festival, Audience Award & A to A Award; WINNER - Libertas Film Festival, Audience Award & Best Feature Film DVD Extras: STORYBOARD COMPARISONS / MAKING OF WRISTCUTTERS FEATURETTE / DELETED SCENES / TRAILER
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''As entertaining as it is moving'' --Empire Magazine
''A brilliantly twisted black comedy'' --James King, Radio One
''A dark-haired road movie that plays like Jarmusch crossed with Bergman'' --Total Film
''A brilliantly twisted black comedy'' --James King, Radio One
''A dark-haired road movie that plays like Jarmusch crossed with Bergman'' --Total Film
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007), is written and directed by Goran Dukic and stars Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon. It is set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
After Zia (Patrick Fugit) commits suicide by cutting his wrists, he finds himself in an afterlife limbo that is much the same as his former reality, just slightly worse: the colour is dim, there are no flowers, and no one can smile. This strange realm is populated by people who have committed suicide, such as Eugene (Shea Whigham), a Russian rocker who lives with his mother, father, and brother (all suicide victims). Much of the movie was shot on super-16 colour infrared film, which was produced specially by Kodak. The colour-shifts enhance the feel of the parallel world and add an unusual visual beauty. As the subject matter would suggest, this is no side splitting comedy, but it is a light hearted (and rather weird) journey through a bizarre tale of love, friendship, and the afterlife.
After Zia (Patrick Fugit) commits suicide by cutting his wrists, he finds himself in an afterlife limbo that is much the same as his former reality, just slightly worse: the colour is dim, there are no flowers, and no one can smile. This strange realm is populated by people who have committed suicide, such as Eugene (Shea Whigham), a Russian rocker who lives with his mother, father, and brother (all suicide victims). Much of the movie was shot on super-16 colour infrared film, which was produced specially by Kodak. The colour-shifts enhance the feel of the parallel world and add an unusual visual beauty. As the subject matter would suggest, this is no side splitting comedy, but it is a light hearted (and rather weird) journey through a bizarre tale of love, friendship, and the afterlife.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is perhaps the strangest road movie you will ever see. It takes place in a parallel world where people end up after committing suicide. The same as this world but a little worse. Nobody smiles, jobs are all mundane, there are no stars in the night sky and no colour in the flowers. Zia, played by Patrick Fugit, offed himself because of an old girlfriend. Then he finds out she killed herself a month after him - so should be somewhere in purgatory too. And so he sets off to find her, in the company of a crazy Russian rock musician and girl hitcher they pick up along the way. They drive around in a beat up old car, with a black hole under the passenger seat, and along the way bump into Tom Waits. I don't really care what his character is supposed to be because as usual its really just Tom Waits.
This is an impressive premise for a movie - and its an extremely quirky affair. I found it pretty difficult to engage with though on anything other than a superficial level, so when it got the the end I found I didn't really much care what happened to the characters. There are moments of some black humour in the movie but calling it a comedy would be stretching things (and I know it has been described as a comedy or even a romantic comedy). You may smile knowingly but you will not guffaw or laugh heartily. Other than that it is a little slice of indie bleakness. Stylishly done but dragging a bit in the middle.
An interesting film but ultimately for me an unsatisfying one.
This is an impressive premise for a movie - and its an extremely quirky affair. I found it pretty difficult to engage with though on anything other than a superficial level, so when it got the the end I found I didn't really much care what happened to the characters. There are moments of some black humour in the movie but calling it a comedy would be stretching things (and I know it has been described as a comedy or even a romantic comedy). You may smile knowingly but you will not guffaw or laugh heartily. Other than that it is a little slice of indie bleakness. Stylishly done but dragging a bit in the middle.
An interesting film but ultimately for me an unsatisfying one.
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I can certainly see why this film has won so many awards; it certainly has buckets of originality. For example, it is the first film that I've seen that makes light of suicide. It uses relatively unknown actors, and a few others beside. Whether you'll like it or not depends largely on your taste. If you are bored with the usual hollywood, no-brain cells required blockbuster, I believe, like me you'll find this film a breath of, well not fresh, but certainly original air. It's not perfect, it doesn't always make sense, but it is certainly one for the collection.
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excellent film
i saw this film when it first came out and have recommended it to everyone i know who likes a good film since then. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. S. Harvey
Shannon's A Stunner, Fugit is Still Almost Famous
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An Unfortunate Name
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Published 18 months ago by Fozdrew
Should be more well-known
I watched this a year ago at a friend's house and when I couldn't find it in HMV or any physical shop had to get it when it was marked down by almost a half. Read more
Published 22 months ago by ErisIsWatching
My Kind of Quirky
This was my kind of quirky and I enjoyed it but it was a little slow. I really love Shannyn Sossamon although she plays the same type of characters often. Read more
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Why this film is so good. Wristcutters: A Love Story
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Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Phil Reilly
Beautiful.
my girlfriend suggested this and we watched it together, it's the most beautiful film i've ever seen. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2010 by C. Ryan
Nothing Special
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Published on 17 Nov 2009 by H. Pierce
Watchable, but don't pay for the privelege
If you bought this film, or paid to rent it, you would be disappointed with it. If you watched it because there wasn't much else on, or were stuck on an aircraft, you would think... Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by Tom Douglas
An amazing film
Conceptually this film is one of a kind.
The soundtrack is superb (particularly if you're a Gogol Bordello fan). Read more
The soundtrack is superb (particularly if you're a Gogol Bordello fan). Read more
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