Rated R for language
Starring Matt Lucas, James Caan, Juno Temple, Johnny Knoxville, Dolph Lundgren, James Marsden, Peter Stormare, Billy Crystal
Directed by Jonas Akerlund
The Story:
Franklin (Lucas) is in a bit of a spot. His brother (Marsden) is in an institution. The landlord (Stormare) is dead on the floor. And the neighbors (Caan and Knoxville) are wondering what is going on next door. Lives are about to converge and change forever in the course of a few days in some run-down apartment complex.
Well, that was something.
A dark comedy, to be sure, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect from this film.
After watching it, I'm still not sure!
:)
All of the names/faces are secondary/tertiary characters in the film. It's Matt Lucas' film and you get sucked into his life.
A very weird life with a grown man running around in underwear and the occasional coat.
Seriously.
It's a movie I pondered whether I wanted to continue on past the 20 minute mark, but again, it was so strange, at that point I had to see what the heck was going to happen.
Naturally, all of the story lines converge in a finale that was both tragic and satisfying, depending on which character(s) you were watching.
I will give props for the staged suicide scene, it was pretty funny.
If you want to try something strangely different, here you go...
Final Grade: C
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Nah. It was a weird one. I've seen it, and time to move on.
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