Directed by:
Jean-Marc ValléeScreenplay:
Bryan SipeCinematography:
Yves BélangerCast:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Polly Draper, Debra Monk, Heather Lind, Wass Stevens, Brendan Dooling, James Colby, Madison Arnold (more)VOD (1)
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New York investment banker Davis Mitchell (Gyllenhaal) is sleepwalking through a life of easy success when a horrible car crash wakes him with a start. His lovely wife, Julia, is killed. Friends and family gather round to console him, but Davis seems to feel nothing. Seemingly unfazed by his loss yet preoccupied by his inability to retrieve a candy bar from a hospital vending machine, Davis takes to writing absurdly protracted - and increasingly confessional - letters of complaint to the Champion Vending Machine Company. Those letters are answered by Karen (Watts), a mysterious, eccentric Champion employee. Davis' letters somehow resonate with Karen. As Davis finds himself undertaking a campaign of random acts of destruction, dismantling everything from household appliances to an office washroom stall, he and Karen forge a strange and beautiful alliance. Both put their own interests at risk - but what they discover in the aftermath may prove far more valuable. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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A bit of an emotional hipster thing. Quirky, but funny and cheerful at times, touching here and there, and quite apt and realistic. Gyllenhaal in a role only he can do best, in an unconventional romance with Naomi Watts. It has more than enough ideas and situations to relate to.
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Jake Gyllenhaal once again portrayed one of the strange characters that abound in weird American dramas. I guess he is best at that. It almost makes me feel that he might be pretty weird in real life as well since he’s so incredibly adept at portraying these withdrawn people with whom you have no idea what’s going on in their heads. As far as the filmmaking craft goes, it’s a classic Jean-Marc Vallé movie. He really enjoys these non-typical yet typical dramas and he always tries to be very precise with the rawness. On top of that, he explains nothing to the viewer and he lets them think hard about the character of Jack. I kept thinking and thinking. I didn’t come up with much, but his weirdness still made me watch the movie to the end.
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A great example of how a person needs to mess up their life, and how they need to hit rock bottom, in order to finally realize what really matters and what they should focus on in their life. Jake once again excels and delivers a great performance, where you almost don't care who else is in the film, even if it's Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper because Jake simply carries it.
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Original. A strange drama about relationships lacking just the straightforwardness to achieve perfection. Some of the family scenes (with the gay kid) are absolutely unnecessary. The whole idea with the demolition of one’s own and deconstruction of one’s character drags on like nothing like it. Gyllenhaal is classic, precise acting. First-class direction. Entertaining soundtrack.
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