| exceptional bit of dreamy absurdity |
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| written by lockeender |
March 17, 2003 - 3:29 PM PST |
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9 out of 9 members found this review helpful
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| It's hard to rate this film or put my reaction into words. The film's a compelling bit of filmmaking that never had me sure what was happening. Dreams play a major factor, and by the film's end I wasn't sure what was a dream and what wasn't. The story is simple enough, a group of upper crust socialites try to have dinner together but can never quite pull it off: sex, drugs, politics, war and other factors always seem to interfere. It's a bizarre, but delightful experience; I wouldn't be surprised if most people find the film boring, but I often found it to be acerbically funny and a spot on caricature of people that think they are important. The humor is subtle and dark, certainly not to everyone's taste, and it verges on the surreal more than once, but never goes all out with that direction, emphasizing a more restrained sensibility that works very well for the film. |
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