Review of Kabluey

Kabluey (2007)
7/10
This flick is a quick trip to Bizarroland but it has its moments and undeniable originality
31 July 2014
Leslie (Lisa Kudrow) is at the end of her rope. Her husband, a member of the state's National Guard, has been deployed to Iraq. Yes, she knew it was a possibility but reality has come crashing down. The couple's two young boys are running all over her and she is desperate and bitter. Closing herself into a room while the boys wreak havoc, she phones her mother-in-law. This lady has a solution. Why not invite her hubby's brother, Salman (Scott Prendergast, who also wrote and directed the movie), who is between jobs, to come and make an extended stay? Sounds good. But, upon Salman's arrival, Leslie finds she gets more than she bargained for this time. Salman is quietly strange and can never hold onto employment. At his last job at the local photocopy store, he laminated everything in sight, even things folks never want laminated. Boss gave him the heave ho hastily. Now, he's floundering. The little boys don't quite know what to make of him and neither does Leslie. So, Leslie hatches a plan. They will share babysitting duties and each will get a part time job. Leslie already has one, after all, while Salman gets a job with her company. What is the position? Why, all he has to do is wear a bizarre blue costume and hawk the dot.com's strong points on a highway near town. Wholly internet, Batman! Will this situation have a silver lining? Maybe. This unusual, quirky movie is obviously Prendergast's baby. He wrote it, he stars in it, he directed it. As such, he has created a strange flick experience, with some sharp social commentary and dark humor. While Prendergast gives a nicely subdued, odd guy performance, he draws a great performance from Kudrow. She is right on the mark as the harried, temporarily helpless mother who eventually makes it back to some kind of normal living as a single parent. The rest of the cast, including Christine Taylor and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is nice as well. Its likewise an interesting, flatland setting with good costumes, script lines and direction. Want to take your evening into almost another dimension? Get Kabluey!
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