Reviews

I was hoping to see something really worth seeing. Instead, what I saw amounted to Liberal pornography, as deeply racist in its supposed humanism as anything from the deep dark racist past. All 'dem Cajuns may be poor, but they are so natural and happy, you should jus' see them drink, and party, and dance. It is like a Gabriel Marquez fantasy on a bad acid trip, taking us from auruchs, ice ages, and global warming to hurricanes, fire, and endless human disaster. The "noble savage"embodied the essential racist colonial myth; this stereotyping of the Cajun culture speaks to its post-colonial continuance,which is just as racist, only worse in its totally exploitive, pornographic pretense at presenting this characterization as believable and humane. The fact that the director, a twenty-something kid from Queens, shamelessly exploited his Cajun cast is even more disgusting. Perhaps the only thing worse is the mindless groveling over the film by what passes for the American liberal intelligensia. This film is a hate crime committed against all of us.

If you want proof that the people running Hollywood are morons, you have it in the fact that this movie was never released in the US. It is a better film than anything else I saw this past year, and that includes The Kings Speech. If anyone tells you they don't make great movies anymore, this film is proof they do.

This film is a delight... well written, acted, and directed. My wife and I have now watched it six times. Each time we discover yet another hilarious, brilliant touch. This movie is funny, 'very intelligent, uplifting, and at the same time extremely thoughtful. Peter O'Toole is a hoot. Get it (you will have to order the DVD from Canada)... watch it (it is available to download in the US).. tell your friends about it. This movie is the real deal.