Southland Tales the bastardized child of Richard Kelly finally got released-- was hated-- and i finally saw it.
Wow. It's two and a half hours and not once was i bored. The music alone will keep you watching, and the storyline is pretty out there. Many of the actors are playing roles you don't normally expect from them and in some ways, especially for Will Sasso, was a good thing. (I didn't think i'd ever take Will Sasso serious.) And for once Sean William Scott didn't annoy me.
My only real issues with the film is that-- the graphic novel is sometimes too important to the story. Lucky for us we have IMDb FAQ to tell us what we missed. But overall, I understood most (i will never ever say all) of what was going on in the movie. My other big issue with the movie is that the ending 30 minutes or so become a little sloppy and sometimes the viewer's connection to what's happening on screen is broken by an off rhythm joke, or something to that affect.
Overall i really enjoyed the movie, and on top of that, I do see what haters have to say as valid- but when a film can take control of your emotions, as this one surely did for me, i usually think it's a winner.
Richard Kelly has his own brand of SciFi and an obsession with the end of the world. You can draw a lot of parallels between this film and Donnie Darko... but do you really mind?
Wow. It's two and a half hours and not once was i bored. The music alone will keep you watching, and the storyline is pretty out there. Many of the actors are playing roles you don't normally expect from them and in some ways, especially for Will Sasso, was a good thing. (I didn't think i'd ever take Will Sasso serious.) And for once Sean William Scott didn't annoy me.
My only real issues with the film is that-- the graphic novel is sometimes too important to the story. Lucky for us we have IMDb FAQ to tell us what we missed. But overall, I understood most (i will never ever say all) of what was going on in the movie. My other big issue with the movie is that the ending 30 minutes or so become a little sloppy and sometimes the viewer's connection to what's happening on screen is broken by an off rhythm joke, or something to that affect.
Overall i really enjoyed the movie, and on top of that, I do see what haters have to say as valid- but when a film can take control of your emotions, as this one surely did for me, i usually think it's a winner.
Richard Kelly has his own brand of SciFi and an obsession with the end of the world. You can draw a lot of parallels between this film and Donnie Darko... but do you really mind?
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