I watched this one a few years previously, in a nice Indie cinema.
Found it ironic that the guy who was the mainstay in many a mainstream romcom, including something called 'Father's day', opposite Billy Crystal, acted in this whopper of a dark tale, that's so disturbing that it might put many people off of movies.
Also ironic that I'm reviewing this now, a day after father's day, based on a review I read on director Goldthwaite's latest, 'Willow Creek'.
Robin Williams, take a bow, for a fantastic performance in perhaps one of the most difficult roles in his entire career. To be fair, he's not a novice in playing dark roles (One hour photo, The Final Cut, Insomnia, Good Will Hunting, The Fisher King, Awakenings, The night listener.............) but he's been known more for being family- friendly than most, and this has to be a huge risk on his part, and he needs to be applauded for it.
Goldthwaite, on the other hand, one of the most prolific actors (esp. on TV, since the 80s) today, has no need to prove himself, but he does, yet again, after 'Sleeping dogs lie'. It should be a miracle that he got this piece of art funded at all (I mean that in a good 'can't believe he pulled it off' kinda way). The subject is so dark that it will divide viewers, and might just have more haters than it does loyalists, and that might just be a testament to the kind of non-adventurous, safe society that'd rather push things under the carpet rather than acknowledge that there is evil in everyone, and yet, something nice about someone inherently evil too, and that we all use one another, but are quite hypocritical about it.
Once again, don't say I didn't warn ya, and check it out if you have the stomach for it; definitely not otherwise, since there ain't nothing' cute about this one here.
Found it ironic that the guy who was the mainstay in many a mainstream romcom, including something called 'Father's day', opposite Billy Crystal, acted in this whopper of a dark tale, that's so disturbing that it might put many people off of movies.
Also ironic that I'm reviewing this now, a day after father's day, based on a review I read on director Goldthwaite's latest, 'Willow Creek'.
Robin Williams, take a bow, for a fantastic performance in perhaps one of the most difficult roles in his entire career. To be fair, he's not a novice in playing dark roles (One hour photo, The Final Cut, Insomnia, Good Will Hunting, The Fisher King, Awakenings, The night listener.............) but he's been known more for being family- friendly than most, and this has to be a huge risk on his part, and he needs to be applauded for it.
Goldthwaite, on the other hand, one of the most prolific actors (esp. on TV, since the 80s) today, has no need to prove himself, but he does, yet again, after 'Sleeping dogs lie'. It should be a miracle that he got this piece of art funded at all (I mean that in a good 'can't believe he pulled it off' kinda way). The subject is so dark that it will divide viewers, and might just have more haters than it does loyalists, and that might just be a testament to the kind of non-adventurous, safe society that'd rather push things under the carpet rather than acknowledge that there is evil in everyone, and yet, something nice about someone inherently evil too, and that we all use one another, but are quite hypocritical about it.
Once again, don't say I didn't warn ya, and check it out if you have the stomach for it; definitely not otherwise, since there ain't nothing' cute about this one here.