Lars Von Trier is know for making heavy film-projects, which are never very funny. Now, this time around, someone has convinced him to make a comedy.
I had high hopes for this movie - Von Trier being a master instructor - and figured he'd be able to do it left handed.
However, Trier has never put a lid on his disdain for "mainstream", and seeing this movie, I can only explain the result as Trier loathing to do a mainstream comedy.
The editing of the film has the camera cutting for new angles all the time, in a tempo which would make MTV jealous. It is totally unnecessary. Lars also plays with deliberate continuous errors, just to make sure that the viewers is totally aware that he is only watching a movie.
The plot of the movie is fairly original, and the movie does have a few moments where it makes you smile, but I can't help but to feel,
that Lars Von Trier did his out most to sabotage his own movie. Especially the characters are totally overdone, and what had so much potential, lacks any form of release.
Lars even has the lead character stating his mission as director:"could it be, that modern comedy, is about putting the spectator on display?"
Lars' final F-you-and-goodbye ends the film - "those, who got what they came for, deserved it" (i.e. Lars wants to _educate_ his audience, not give them what they want).
I had high hopes for this movie - Von Trier being a master instructor - and figured he'd be able to do it left handed.
However, Trier has never put a lid on his disdain for "mainstream", and seeing this movie, I can only explain the result as Trier loathing to do a mainstream comedy.
The editing of the film has the camera cutting for new angles all the time, in a tempo which would make MTV jealous. It is totally unnecessary. Lars also plays with deliberate continuous errors, just to make sure that the viewers is totally aware that he is only watching a movie.
The plot of the movie is fairly original, and the movie does have a few moments where it makes you smile, but I can't help but to feel,
that Lars Von Trier did his out most to sabotage his own movie. Especially the characters are totally overdone, and what had so much potential, lacks any form of release.
Lars even has the lead character stating his mission as director:"could it be, that modern comedy, is about putting the spectator on display?"
Lars' final F-you-and-goodbye ends the film - "those, who got what they came for, deserved it" (i.e. Lars wants to _educate_ his audience, not give them what they want).