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A Trippy Ride
by 30 Second Critic (movies profile)
Dec 14, 2007
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16 people found this review helpful
Gael Garcia Bernal stars as Stephane, a young artist who moves back to his mother's house in Paris when he starts a job at a calendar company. Stephane is a creative artist who's dreamlife is more fanciful than his waking life and he finds himself slipping back and forth between them. When he meets his neighbor Stephanie, he finds a creative kindred soul and so starts a most unusual romance. Unfortunately, Stephane's creative dreamlife wrecks havoc on his waking life and starts to take it's toll on his sanity.
The film bears some resemblance to director Michael Gondry's "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotted Mind" (written by Charlie Kaufman) but "Science" is far more trippier than "Sunshine". Kaufman's script for "Sunshine" was certainly out of the ordinary but this time, Gondry really pushes the envelope like a kid loose in an arts & crafts store.
Bernal is charming throughout and does a great job with a complex character. The film is in English and French with a little Spanish thrown into the mix. It has a European flavor but an American wackiness about it. It won't be for everyone but for the more adventurous, it's a fun trip. |
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