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B- |
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C+ |
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B+ |
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| Direction: |
B |
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C+ |
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Confused
by Bill K (movies profile)
Mar 10, 2008
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70 people found this review helpful
Having read the professional reviews, I think I should feel somewhat incomplete or incapable to have come away from the movie feeling nothing more than disturbed and confused. Fortunately, I know I'm neither unintelligent nor insensitive. This movie simply had none of the signs of greatness that the critics ascribed to it. It's exploration of a world of quirky characters, innofensive sexual deviants and marginalized youth was nothing more than almost insightful, almost artistic and almost funny. Unfortunately (contrary to Roger Ebert's opinion), it was also offensive enough to be disturbing at just the moments you thought you might actually slip into the movie. These are the exploits not of a father who's afraid of losing his kids and an artist who reaches into the human soul, but of a series of emotionally empty adults, self-absorbed, unengaged parents and sadly lost children. The combination leaves you exiting the theater unamused, depressed...and pissed off that you invested even the $6 for a matinee ticket. |
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