This one has all the Trappings of a Neat Neo-Noir. An Independent Production, an Oscar Winning Screenwriter (who here takes on Directing), and an Actor named Oscar who is a Hot-Ticket these Days.
But the Film is as Dry as the Desert and is only Occasionally Interesting trying to keep up with all of the Literary References and Wordy Wordplay and to maybe, just maybe, figure out who is the Smartest, the Protagonist or the Antagonist.
Other than that, the Story is so Ambiguous and Vague it Muddles the Movie as the Backstory is Nothing and goes Nowhere. A couple of Recognizable Faces show up and face the fact that all of the Energy is Elsewhere.
Mainly, the Battle of Wits between Overwritten Leads that Jaw Endlessly about Existential Experiences and Unexplained Occurrences in Their Lives, and what it All Means, or is there Meaninglessness in Everything. Whew!
Garrett Hedlund is the "Good Guy", or is He? "Have you figured out who is the bad guy here?", is one of the Ponders in the Ponderous and Pretentious Dialog.
Overall, Worth a Watch with Low Expectations and a Willingness to keep Frosty and wonder where and when the Next Philosophical Musing will Lead. Hint...... "When you get what you want...What do you want?"
But the Film is as Dry as the Desert and is only Occasionally Interesting trying to keep up with all of the Literary References and Wordy Wordplay and to maybe, just maybe, figure out who is the Smartest, the Protagonist or the Antagonist.
Other than that, the Story is so Ambiguous and Vague it Muddles the Movie as the Backstory is Nothing and goes Nowhere. A couple of Recognizable Faces show up and face the fact that all of the Energy is Elsewhere.
Mainly, the Battle of Wits between Overwritten Leads that Jaw Endlessly about Existential Experiences and Unexplained Occurrences in Their Lives, and what it All Means, or is there Meaninglessness in Everything. Whew!
Garrett Hedlund is the "Good Guy", or is He? "Have you figured out who is the bad guy here?", is one of the Ponders in the Ponderous and Pretentious Dialog.
Overall, Worth a Watch with Low Expectations and a Willingness to keep Frosty and wonder where and when the Next Philosophical Musing will Lead. Hint...... "When you get what you want...What do you want?"