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I have to disagree with all the comments calling this a "black comedy". I think it's only funny to the extent that it causes shocked, nervous laughter at incest, insanity and the damage done by a badly dysfunctional family. Maybe it's because I'm no longer a young person. I've seen all of these things in real life so the shock value's worn away.
From my perspective, this was a creepy, uncomfortable look into this disaster of a family, just as it all finally, inevitably, comes apart. There's no protecting Jackie-O this time, and mom's in for a little court-enforced vacation of her own (a long one if daddy's really buried in the backyard). I expect Anthony to hang himself the first night he's left alone in the house.
But other than it being mislabeled as a comedy/drama, it was fascinating. Wonderful, fast-paced dialog. Beautifully acted. Everyone here talks about Parker Posey's work, and I agree it's an excellent performance. But I particularly enjoyed watching Josh Hamilton as Marty. Watch his face during that last scene. Marty knows what's about to happen, but realizes he simply doesn't have it inside him to thwart Jackie-O.
*** out of ****
I have to disagree with all the comments calling this a "black comedy". I think it's only funny to the extent that it causes shocked, nervous laughter at incest, insanity and the damage done by a badly dysfunctional family. Maybe it's because I'm no longer a young person. I've seen all of these things in real life so the shock value's worn away.
From my perspective, this was a creepy, uncomfortable look into this disaster of a family, just as it all finally, inevitably, comes apart. There's no protecting Jackie-O this time, and mom's in for a little court-enforced vacation of her own (a long one if daddy's really buried in the backyard). I expect Anthony to hang himself the first night he's left alone in the house.
But other than it being mislabeled as a comedy/drama, it was fascinating. Wonderful, fast-paced dialog. Beautifully acted. Everyone here talks about Parker Posey's work, and I agree it's an excellent performance. But I particularly enjoyed watching Josh Hamilton as Marty. Watch his face during that last scene. Marty knows what's about to happen, but realizes he simply doesn't have it inside him to thwart Jackie-O.
*** out of ****