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Saturday, January 31, 2015

MINI-REVIEW: Inherent Vice

MOVIE
Inherent Vice

CAST
Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin

RATING
R

RELEASE
December 12, 2014 (LIMITED)
January 9, 2015 (WIDE)

DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson

STUDIO
Warner Bros. Pictures

RUNNING TIME
2 hours 28 minutes






STARS
***1/4






REVIEW:

And the award for the "trippiest" film of 2014 goes to "Inherent Vice."  This latest film from acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson, who also adapted the screenplay from Thomas Pynchon's novel, takes us back to the 1970s and introduces us to Larry "Doc" Sportello, a hippie/private detective who ends up getting into several huge cases, one involving his ex girlfriend Shasta.  For many people, myself included, this was a confusing and strange film that, frankly, I still don't quite understand.  That's probably the driving force that will either make people hate the film or just turn them away from it altogether.  However, as someone who enjoys a well directed film with some great performances and a nice atmosphere, I must say that I did enjoy the film overall.  Sure it was hard to understand, but it's very possible that multiple viewings will help to fully clear things up.  There's a lot going on here, but as a whole, this is a movie that I would recommend for those who like to think while watching a film.




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A Most Violent Year

Black Sea

Cake

Danny Collins

American Sniper



1 comment:

  1. Inherent Vice goes off on tangent after tangent. Some stuck with me and some just left me scratching my head.

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