Giovanni's DVD Review: Bunraku
The star-studded experimental film which stars Josh Harnett stars Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson & Ron Perlman and made it's debut at last year's Toronto Film Festival will be available to take home on November 1st. The Film For an indie film to reach cult status it needs to make a splash, either by being really good (Donnie Darko) or really bad (The Room); landing somewhere in the middle just won’t cut it. That’s the trouble that director Guy Moshe has run into with his second feature film, Bunraku. His visually exciting b-movie doesn’t commit to one tone; It’s too serious to be a farce, but too silly to be a drama. The result is bafflingly uneven, an all-style-no-substance thrill ride, that’s as dull as it is entertaining. Equal parts Yojimbo, and Tim Burton’s Batman, the story takes...
- 10/31/2011
- by Giovanni Colantonio
- The Daily BLAM!
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