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Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
Disappointment of a lifetime
Being an eager fan of Paul Austers writing I was very excited to get a chance to watch a film which he had both written and directed. All of his novels are clever, philosophical, and thrilling at the same time.
This movie, however, was a huge disappointment! The whole story, the script, and especially the pretentious acting made the watching of this film a semi-horror. Sorry to say, my idol, Paul Auster obviously has achieved a master degree in writing novels, while the form of a movie script seems to suit him all too badly.
My hopes for the future are twofold: either Mr. Auster learns from this experience how to do better movies or, simply, he'll stick to what he does best: writing novels!
As for all of you who have only seen this film and not read any of his novels: go now! to the library and dig in!
Barton Fink (1991)
Massive fun, overwhelming experience - over and over again!
I think I've seen this movie about six or seven times now. Its complexity, its very black humor, its wonderful script all contribute to making this a masterpiece. And by far the best the Coen brothers have made up to date. I haven't seen "O brother, where art thou" yet, though.
If you like demanding, yet entertaining movies, go grab this one and watch it immediately!