Mark Kermode reviews Inherent Vice
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2015
- When private eye Doc Sportello's ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin...well, easy for her to say.
I'm glad Mark Kermode isn't totally trashing this film. I saw it after hearing a lot of bad things. Was both mesmerised and crying with laughter. It was far more linear than I thought it would be and suited the picture's mood of paranoia and uncertainty (I was expecting some incomprehensible story like a recent Nolan picture or maybe something like Ridley Scott's "The Counsellor") It's a great great piece of cinema which I think will get a lot more praise and become a cult classic in years to come! One of the funnest and most creative film's I have seen in the last few year's along with "Birdman" of course.
Mark's criticism always impresses me, because it's not easy to be a film critic. How many times have you not enjoyed a film and then years later revisited the film and fell in love with it? For me, too many times to count. Inherent Vice is a very difficult movie to unpack and review and I think Mark does great here. He was able to touch on so many of the positives of the film that went over many critic's heads. I especially love that Mark recognized and understood that the plot is purposely incoherent. Essentially every critic who hated the film tried too hard to understand the plot. Inherent Vice is one of my all time favorites and I think it will only be appreciated more as it ages. I'm glad Mark enjoyed the film as well.
Brolin is so funny in this movie. One of my all time favorites. Who says a movie has to make total sense to be great?
Loved this film after several viewings.
This is my favorite movie of 2014 that I wouldn't recommend to anyone for fear that it would frustrate them haha
absolutely devastated that my cinema isn't showing this. They didn't show whiplash either but they will show taken 3 on 2 screens!
Unfortunately underrated imo
I'm glad that Jonny Greenwood got a mention here.
And this is an adaptation of what is considered Pynchon's most ACCESSIBLE novel. And seeing the reactions this film got one could probably understand why this is the only book of his so far that Pynchon permitted to be adapted into a film.
Upon 2nd viewing of this film, I absolutely adore it in every way.
This film is bound to become a classic through and through. Criminally overlooked and misunderstood.
The "flaws" people find in the film are the same as the flaws people say when they read the books.
I know a lot of people really didn’t like this film but, god lord, I absolutely loved it!
Loved this movie when I saw it in the cinema; more than half of the people walked out part-way through! It's the only film I've ever watched that made me feel like I'd smoked way too much green beforehand - absolutely amazing achievement by PTA to get that feeling across in a film.
Some years ago I read the novel,
I could listen to Mark Kermode talking film for days...what a knowledgeable man.
Another brilliant performance by Joaquin Phoenix.
Loved the film, funny as hell!! Everybody in the cinema (which had a big range in terms of ages, like from ~15yo to ~80yo) was laughing and enjoying. They even clapped in the end.....
A film that comes back and haunts you like an acid flashback.
I'm about to start watching Inherent Vice for the 6th time and I'm really getting to another level with the film. Watching this review now I'm impressed at how spot on he is on everything, and really if you take any part of the review and follow the direction he's pointed you in you get to the root of that aspect. I might be wrong, though, I am exceptionally high at this time.