This is an interesting, if somewhat perplexing and slow-moving film.
The main character appears to be trying to eat himself to death. As the story goes along, more characters are introduced and there are some surprises. The grief and guilt underlying the main character's death-by-calories behavior becomes more apparent and understandable. However, despite Brendan Fraser's phenomenal performance, I wasn't sure I found his character believable.
The tie-in with Melville's novel was the most interesting part of the film. The ending was somewhat abrupt, however, and I would have liked to hear more of what the Sadie Sink character had been thinking.
Overall, this film is worth seeing for the performances, and because it's not usual Hollywood fare.
The main character appears to be trying to eat himself to death. As the story goes along, more characters are introduced and there are some surprises. The grief and guilt underlying the main character's death-by-calories behavior becomes more apparent and understandable. However, despite Brendan Fraser's phenomenal performance, I wasn't sure I found his character believable.
The tie-in with Melville's novel was the most interesting part of the film. The ending was somewhat abrupt, however, and I would have liked to hear more of what the Sadie Sink character had been thinking.
Overall, this film is worth seeing for the performances, and because it's not usual Hollywood fare.