Surreal, yet coherent

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2004)

That's what this movie is: a study in outrageous surrealism, yet managing to provide a coherent and relatively logical, understandable and engaging story. The ideas are completely zany and absolutely brilliant. The acting is fabulous, the dialogue is full of classic lines that you can laugh at again and again. Oh, and the heartfelt lesbian love-story doesn't make it worse! I once loved Cameron Diaz (esp. in The Mask), but some of her later work made me revise my opinion about her in a negative direction. I will say that here, though, she performs sensitively and admirably in every way. Catherine Keener, however, gets my vote for most attractive character in this entire beautiful mess of screwy order!
This is a GREAT movie, right up there with the best of the best.
10 out of 10.