I've been a big fan of Emile Hirsch since he blew my mind with Speed Racer back in 2008. Love that movie and his performance in it. And I've followed just about everything he's done since, good bad and ugly... and yes, despite being a big fan there has been plenty that qualify in each category.
I was of course curious about this one because it seemed to be the Emile show. He's the poster and no other actors I recognized. But because more than a few of his recent efforts have fallen into the 'ugly' pile I didn't expect much... but his performance here lines up with the best work he's done. This is a movie with multiple timelines (and maybe even multiple realities) and Emile is playing a different character in each. The timelines start to blend together and the thing that keeps us grounded is the consistency of Emile's performance.
He goes big here and it was a lot of fun to follow as the movie kept flipping over on its head.
Emile often plays very serious, very grounded characters but this is a heightened world and Emile goes big here to make the moments count. I loved that. He finds the humanity and - to my delight - the humor in the character and this over the top scenario.
There is a lot of fun dialogue and the script really works, leaving a lot open for interpretation, imo. It's a very indie film... but I think the rough edges give the film an extra bit of charm. If you're a fan of Emile Hirsch or quirky head trip thrillers, this is for you.
I was of course curious about this one because it seemed to be the Emile show. He's the poster and no other actors I recognized. But because more than a few of his recent efforts have fallen into the 'ugly' pile I didn't expect much... but his performance here lines up with the best work he's done. This is a movie with multiple timelines (and maybe even multiple realities) and Emile is playing a different character in each. The timelines start to blend together and the thing that keeps us grounded is the consistency of Emile's performance.
He goes big here and it was a lot of fun to follow as the movie kept flipping over on its head.
Emile often plays very serious, very grounded characters but this is a heightened world and Emile goes big here to make the moments count. I loved that. He finds the humanity and - to my delight - the humor in the character and this over the top scenario.
There is a lot of fun dialogue and the script really works, leaving a lot open for interpretation, imo. It's a very indie film... but I think the rough edges give the film an extra bit of charm. If you're a fan of Emile Hirsch or quirky head trip thrillers, this is for you.