Kalifornia
Kalifornia, the oddity of seeing Brad Pitt see Kentucky trailer trash will forever haunt my days. I'm not sure watching Troy five times will totally soothe my soul after this. This is also a David Duchovny slightly before his X-Files days. oooh.
Brian Kessler (Duchovny) and his girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes : "Wonderland" and "Homicide") are struggling to make ends meet in the conservative city-style of Kentucky. Brian has hit major writer's block and Carrie can't get her photos in galleries. They've spent the book advance money and are nearly flat broke.
Early Grayce (Pitt) is an ex-and-still-con is shacked up in a trailer with dumber-than-bricks-but-friendly Adele (Juliette Lewis :What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Old School) He apparently likes to heckle his parole officer and casually slit people's throats for their shoes and money. And for cursing at Adele. They want to get away from the law and their landlord (Early from the arm of the law closing in).
Adele is a sweet heart despite her tendency to swipe cacti, a victim for most of her life and has grown to rely on Early to keep her safe. In a manner of abstract thinking. She humanizes the mostly wild and feral Early, whem most people would leave the both of them behind.
Early's only saving grace (no pun intended) is his mercy on Adele and his odd semi-befriendment of Carrie and Brian during the Ride n' Share journey to California. Early, despite it all- and his seemingly placid and good behavior, is a churning cespool of adominable and animal rage. The most facinating and disgusting murders he makes are his cold-blooded killing of a man emptying his urine bag and a gas station attendent.
Brian and Carrie discover the depths and width of the things lying between them and hot-bed of mass murder sites, while Brian struggles to embrace his humanity and not defy is liberal views in associating with Early. He even learns to shoot a gun when they happen upon Early's- that he somehow shrugs off, but they still are uneasy. All bets are off once Carrie witnesses the brutal slaying of the Bluebird gas station attendant. and Carrie and Brian's fears have been realized- they're sharing expenses with a serial killer. But in the end, judging Early lies in the viewer, not in Carrie and Brian.
The movie is gritty and chilling in an almost Silence of the Lambs sort of way. Good, but sleep with a light on, and a friend, and a knife if you can. Rated R kiddies, extremely out there. Lots of bloody fun. Creeps you out for free too. Some of the Amazon reviews are pretty harsh, very much a diamond in the rough.
Brian Kessler (Duchovny) and his girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes : "Wonderland" and "Homicide") are struggling to make ends meet in the conservative city-style of Kentucky. Brian has hit major writer's block and Carrie can't get her photos in galleries. They've spent the book advance money and are nearly flat broke.
Early Grayce (Pitt) is an ex-and-still-con is shacked up in a trailer with dumber-than-bricks-but-friendly Adele (Juliette Lewis :What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Old School) He apparently likes to heckle his parole officer and casually slit people's throats for their shoes and money. And for cursing at Adele. They want to get away from the law and their landlord (Early from the arm of the law closing in).
Adele is a sweet heart despite her tendency to swipe cacti, a victim for most of her life and has grown to rely on Early to keep her safe. In a manner of abstract thinking. She humanizes the mostly wild and feral Early, whem most people would leave the both of them behind.
Early's only saving grace (no pun intended) is his mercy on Adele and his odd semi-befriendment of Carrie and Brian during the Ride n' Share journey to California. Early, despite it all- and his seemingly placid and good behavior, is a churning cespool of adominable and animal rage. The most facinating and disgusting murders he makes are his cold-blooded killing of a man emptying his urine bag and a gas station attendent.
Brian and Carrie discover the depths and width of the things lying between them and hot-bed of mass murder sites, while Brian struggles to embrace his humanity and not defy is liberal views in associating with Early. He even learns to shoot a gun when they happen upon Early's- that he somehow shrugs off, but they still are uneasy. All bets are off once Carrie witnesses the brutal slaying of the Bluebird gas station attendant. and Carrie and Brian's fears have been realized- they're sharing expenses with a serial killer. But in the end, judging Early lies in the viewer, not in Carrie and Brian.
The movie is gritty and chilling in an almost Silence of the Lambs sort of way. Good, but sleep with a light on, and a friend, and a knife if you can. Rated R kiddies, extremely out there. Lots of bloody fun. Creeps you out for free too. Some of the Amazon reviews are pretty harsh, very much a diamond in the rough.
posted by Razorhoney at 18:00
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