gonzomovies

The best film of 2002... even though it didn't reach us here in the boonies until 2003 :( The trailers for this film BLOW, because they try to make the film into something it's not - which is a normal, single-genre film. This film goes places I never thought possible, and uses non-chronology better than any film I've seen. Cage is BRILLIANT! He is so raw and believable as both Charlie and Donald. I think that Spike Jonze is on a mission to pull a great performance from everyone who was in Con-Air. Hopefully he'll work with Steve Buscemi next! The writing is simply amazing in Adaptation, and I only hope that Kaufman doesn't EVER get sucked into mainstream Hollywood Hell. Meryl Streep, who is normally the epitome of drama queen, is really great in this film. Chris Cooper is superb as Laroche, finally digging into a character and delivering a believable performance. If there were a dozen more films of this caliber every year, the world (at least, MY world) would be a better place. Thanks!

Keep in mind that I'm a HUGE fan of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot... I just loved this documentary! The music was, of course, incredible, and the depth of this story made it worthy of being put onto film. It's possible that it's biased against Jay Bennett, but that makes the film even more interesting. I hope this comes out on DVD faster than most documentaries tend to. A+. 10 out of 10. Thumbs Up. 5 out of 5 Stars.