Saw this one at the Toronto Film Fest as well. Some will love it, and I'm willing to bet a lot of people will hate it. The cast is stellar, but Werner Herzog, who plays the father, really shined, especially in the hilarious scenes where he "trains" his son into becoming a winning wrestler.
Often, when watching this film, you won't be sure how to react, or how you should react. But it is nonetheless provocative, and should be worth the hour and a half even if you end up hating it.
Korrine does fail, though, in the length of certain scenes. Some seemingly insignificant scenes are drawn out much too long, leaving the audience checking their watches, and taking away the emphasis from other scenes that where justifiably long.
Korrine also seems to take pleasure in incorporating the odd and freakish in his films, including a multi-cigarette eating man and an armless drummer (the latter which I had met in a motivational conference that was held when I attended high school).
Overall a commendable piece, though it's no Kids. And though I feel Dogme95 is more limiting and self-serving than anything, it sure beats $140 million to make Armageddon.
Often, when watching this film, you won't be sure how to react, or how you should react. But it is nonetheless provocative, and should be worth the hour and a half even if you end up hating it.
Korrine does fail, though, in the length of certain scenes. Some seemingly insignificant scenes are drawn out much too long, leaving the audience checking their watches, and taking away the emphasis from other scenes that where justifiably long.
Korrine also seems to take pleasure in incorporating the odd and freakish in his films, including a multi-cigarette eating man and an armless drummer (the latter which I had met in a motivational conference that was held when I attended high school).
Overall a commendable piece, though it's no Kids. And though I feel Dogme95 is more limiting and self-serving than anything, it sure beats $140 million to make Armageddon.