WRECKED: WHERE ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU?

I'm Adrien Brody damn it!!! Maybe somebody ought to have remembered that before making this film... perhaps, Adrien Brody?! This man wakes up. He is in a car. There is a dead body in the back seat, another tossed from the wreck and no civilization to be seen. What do you do? Call your agent! This is a slow movie, spent mostly watching Brody cope with the situation at hand of which he can't remember anything about. It is a long drawn out process which spans the entire length of the movie, until at the very end, we finally get the payoff. Let's just say, this time, I liked the dog. It reminded me a lot of 127 Hours, except it is more visceral and psychologically complicated. Again, not what I'd call a great movie, but it kept my interest and I cared about the ending.

MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE: (AWKWARD SILENCE)

Inspired by a true story this film directed by Werner Hertzog and produced by David Lynch was too bizarre of the movie to pass up. In true David Lynch fashion, it was indeed way bizarre. The story follows the events that led a young troubled man who stabs his mother locks himself in the house causing a huge scene and time for the flashbacks takes to explain how we got to this point. I really wish I had dropped some acid before watching this film, however that may have done some serious brain damage. It is a movie filled with dramatic pauses, unexplained actions, and of course, there's the dwarf. Grace Zabriskie is absolutely stunning, and always fun to watch. Chloe Sevigny is the man's fiancée who brings a tiny bit of sanity to the bunch. Michael Shannon is the man, and as compelling as he is to watch it is also almost revolting. There is not much likable about his character, but it definitely is entertaining. Hertzog mentioned something in his interviews about wanting to return to a low-budget film using great actors and portraying as reality. He does accomplish both these things, but the end result is such a bizarre film, had I not had the patience would have been difficult to see this one to the end. This film is not for everybody.