Don't Get it

Rating: 1/10 (22 December 2012)

I watched this movie when it came out years ago and thought it was awful, I remember falling asleep during it. But the clerk at my local video store went on and on the other day about how great it was so I decided to watch it again, chocking up my previous negative encounter with the movie to me being too tired or in the wrong mood to enjoy it.
So I sat down to watch this movie thinking it deserved a second chance. After all, this movie really has a host of actors I think are great, the Gyllenhaals, Drew Barrymore, Noah Wylie, the late, great Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, even Seth Rogen, although his part is minuscule.
Well, I'm sorry to say, this movie wasn't any better the second time around. In fact this movie stunk, but I wouldn't say it was the actors fault. In fact all of the actors did a very fine job.
No, this movie is bad because of the writing.
For the life of me, I don't know what was the point of this movie. Was it teenage angst? The dangers of medicating our teenagers? I'm sure there is some symbolism involved, maybe the creepy rabbit is some modern dark version of Jimmy Stewart's "Harvey"?
The best think I could say about this movie is that its creepy and I can dig that. If it goes somewhere, like in David Finchers, Seven and The Game or even Jacob's Ladder (which I think is a horrible movie with a great ending)
No, this movie keeps you disoriented almost from the first frame to the last one. I'd love to try an explain it to you, but I need someone to explain it to me first.
I didn't tell the video clerk that I thought it was bad. Why bother? He loved it. It just goes to prove that people like different things.
Some people like lutefisk too, but NOT ME.