Um. An almost Pythonesque opening then leads to something quite different - a sort of Knocked Up without any jokes - thus unsettling in tone. Also introduces unploughed red herring (how can you plough a herring?) However the leads are good - Patrick Wilson (Fargo's latest series), Judy Greer (mainly on TV, plus The Descendants) and Chloe Sevigny.
Malcolm McDowell and Cybill Shepherd's parts are underwritten; Jean Smart's is better (thought she looked familiar - also from Fargo!)
One of the best scenes is an intervention by a group of men with genital peculiarities.
So, it was OK. Source: novel by Frank Turner Hollon 'Life Is a Strange Place'.
Oh yeah - the main titles proclaim this was shot in 'Panavision', but it isn't. What's that all about? Plus conception Feb 10, birth Dec 10 = 10 months?? I think this may be a subtle allusion to the fact it is not his child...
No comments:
Post a Comment