“Every minute counts.” This film is “stop and smell the roses” taken to a literal level. The characters are great – like in Extract, normal folks blown up just a little bit, each one given enough depth so you can warm up to them. You’ll have to be able to tolerate a fairly pervasive nudity theme – at one point I was wondering “Am I watching Choke”? – but the protagonist, as well as the film, has a heart of gold. And a beautiful unique style. I won’t say any more, check it out.
Another (non-)romantic comedy worth mentioning is “(500) Days of Summer” and of course you should see it, it’s mostly the camera fawning over Zooey Daschanel, what is not to love? What a guilty pleasure. But don’t bother with the Coen Brothers’ latest, A Serious Man – seriously, guys? Cut the art house b.s. and get on with excelling again.
