No spoilers. I liked the concept of this film. I love all the actors in this film. They are all very talented and have all demonstrated great range in really demanding and polar roles...but theme and tempo and mood are all over the place and the film is always hitting the wrong notes at the wrong time. I know some people will say this is 'indie' and it is intentionally this way. That somehow managing to totally f'up a thematic continuity within the story and failing to ever establish an emotional report with the audience so that the black (and somewhat gory) humor can work in this sappy story framework is some sort of artful post-modern rejection of cookie-cutter cinema. It doesn't work, and that is not the message that is conveyed. What is conveyed is that Gunn had NO IDEA which way he was going with this film.
It's as if Gunn couldn't decide if he was going superficial camp with a deeper message or dark and maudlin with a bunch of cheap emotional gut-shots. It gets really irritating and these two opposing factors really take you out of the film.
That's not even mentioning the surreal vision elements that I don't believe are even referenced in the last 40-50 minutes of the film...
Good concept. Good Actors. Real mess of a film.
Final Note: Ellen Page is beyond irritating in this.
5/10
It's as if Gunn couldn't decide if he was going superficial camp with a deeper message or dark and maudlin with a bunch of cheap emotional gut-shots. It gets really irritating and these two opposing factors really take you out of the film.
That's not even mentioning the surreal vision elements that I don't believe are even referenced in the last 40-50 minutes of the film...
Good concept. Good Actors. Real mess of a film.
Final Note: Ellen Page is beyond irritating in this.
5/10