I was intrigued (and unsettled) enough about it on my first viewing to give it a second viewing and I'm glad I did.
To begin with, this movie contains some of the best acting Vince Vaughn has done in his career. Vince is a mercurial, talented actor who is wasted in most of his formula films (Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat). His other great acting was under Sean Penn's direction in Into the Wild. I think the fact that Dwight got such a performance out of Vince speaks volumes about Dwight's abilities as a director.
With that said, the poor editing on this movie diluted the power of some of the scenes. And because of that, I think the movie suffered.
But if you want to see a movie that visually beautiful, radical and slow in places -- but eventually quite interesting-- then this is a movie for you. Forget the formulas. This is an homage to Spaghetti Westerns, Film Noir and Classic Horror films.
Also, I can't say enough about the soundtrack. It was perfect and the soundtrack album is even better.
To begin with, this movie contains some of the best acting Vince Vaughn has done in his career. Vince is a mercurial, talented actor who is wasted in most of his formula films (Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat). His other great acting was under Sean Penn's direction in Into the Wild. I think the fact that Dwight got such a performance out of Vince speaks volumes about Dwight's abilities as a director.
With that said, the poor editing on this movie diluted the power of some of the scenes. And because of that, I think the movie suffered.
But if you want to see a movie that visually beautiful, radical and slow in places -- but eventually quite interesting-- then this is a movie for you. Forget the formulas. This is an homage to Spaghetti Westerns, Film Noir and Classic Horror films.
Also, I can't say enough about the soundtrack. It was perfect and the soundtrack album is even better.