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Michael Polish,
Michael Polish,
Mark Polish,
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Michael Polish,
Michael Polish
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: Columbia TriStar
: Drama, Independent, Dysfunctional Families
: 110 min.
: English
: English, Spanish, French
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Identical twin brothers Mark Polish and Michael Polish have written, directed, and starred in an emotional romance about a prostitute who falls in love with Siamese twins. The Polish Brothers play the conjoined twins Blake and Francis Falls, who are joined at the chest and thus share many vital organs. They have come to the big city to find their long-lost mother and end their suffering once and for all. As a birthday present to themselves, they hire a pretty young prostitute named Penny Michele Hicks to comfort them in their dark hotel room. Turned off at first, Penny eventually sees beyond the boys' disabilities and agrees to help them. She invites them to an underground Halloween party where they finally fit in for the first time in their lives, albeit as part of a freak show. Slowly Penny falls in love with Blake; she explores his body in such a sensual way that she is both attracted and repulsed by his deformed torso. Eventually, Blake reveals that his better half, Francis, is dying. He must choose between dying with his brother or a risky operation that would allow him to be separated and further explore the love he has experienced with Penny. Can Blake adjust to an identity of his own? Can he ever get over the guilt of abandoning his brother? Is life worth living when a part of you is gone? ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide
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| Brothers in arms
by underdog
July 7, 2003 - 10:55 AM PDT
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4 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| Lovely to look at, if not always easy to connect to, the Polish Brothers first film was an intriguing, surrealist love story. Although not as odd as the David Lynchian story would seem to invite, the plot is not the thing, and it's odd enough. What will stick in your memory is the mood, the look and the feel -- and the way these real-life twin filmmakers capture the psychological uniqueness of being a twin (with being a Siamese twin probably just a physical exaggeration, or manifestation, of their own feelings). It's a haunting, claustrophobic dream of a film that provides more questions than answers -- which may frustrate some viewers -- as will the too-minimalist plot. But I appreciated the gentleness and empathy within. It's of interest in particularly for those who really like (or will really like) the Polish Bros. new film, their best, Northfork, as evidence of talent not quite fully harnessed. |
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