A completely not Hollywood production that is surely the antithesis to all that is Box-Office certainty. An artsy European Film flavored with a piercing performance from Sean Penn with a beautiful mounting of images and fluid framing that is mesmerizing.
The witticisms of the main character, a retired, suffering, inflicted and conflicted Rock Star, are dark humor delights. Just when you think that this comatose creature is completely out of it he responds with insight and cleverness that acknowledges that his body may be failing but his mind is alert as well as aching.
This is off beat to say the least and will be too slow for the cranked-up Movie goers and too cerebral for those wanting bodily excretions and dumbo dialog for their yuks. They won't find anything but dry wit and laid-back contemplative commentary here. This is a strong Character study with a stiff step and is driven by the need for patience and empathy.
The coming of middle age, while skipping adulthood and maturing of this almost corpse like Man is not as painful as it seems on reflection and is a necessary metamorphosis from his cocoon. it just took awhile coming for he is out of time both literally and culturally.
The witticisms of the main character, a retired, suffering, inflicted and conflicted Rock Star, are dark humor delights. Just when you think that this comatose creature is completely out of it he responds with insight and cleverness that acknowledges that his body may be failing but his mind is alert as well as aching.
This is off beat to say the least and will be too slow for the cranked-up Movie goers and too cerebral for those wanting bodily excretions and dumbo dialog for their yuks. They won't find anything but dry wit and laid-back contemplative commentary here. This is a strong Character study with a stiff step and is driven by the need for patience and empathy.
The coming of middle age, while skipping adulthood and maturing of this almost corpse like Man is not as painful as it seems on reflection and is a necessary metamorphosis from his cocoon. it just took awhile coming for he is out of time both literally and culturally.