Splendid. By turns funny, wry, moving; it's literate, witty and mature, avoiding the usual tropes of film. Great stuff out of a small group of actors, memorably led by Thompson. Erudite but not showy.
Seems to me many films move through one emotion at a time. So now you have the funny bit, then the sad bit, then the protagonist bravely triumphing and so on. But this film was far from by-numbers stuff. It made me blub but made me laugh at the same time. Thus: a moment of high emotion draws to a close with a line from Shakey -- Shakey who had been dissed earlier in respect to Donne. Well, maybe you gots to be a lito, but it made me laugh.
A consummation devoutly to be wished.
Seems to me many films move through one emotion at a time. So now you have the funny bit, then the sad bit, then the protagonist bravely triumphing and so on. But this film was far from by-numbers stuff. It made me blub but made me laugh at the same time. Thus: a moment of high emotion draws to a close with a line from Shakey -- Shakey who had been dissed earlier in respect to Donne. Well, maybe you gots to be a lito, but it made me laugh.
A consummation devoutly to be wished.